A rare Imperial gilt-bronze and cloisonné-enamel jardinière

A rare Imperial gilt-bronze and cloisonné-enamel jardinière
Qianlong
The straight sides exquisitely decorated around the exterior with two rows of rectangular panels separated by raised bands of twisted-rope design, each panel with five flower heads variously enamelled in blue, yellow and white borne on scrolling tendrils reserved on a rich red ground, the rim chased with scrolling tendrils and diaper patterns, the base with further flowers borne on foliate scrolls reserved on a turquoise-blue ground, all raised on three gilt-bronze kneeling foreigners each dressed in floral robes and crowned with headbands. 24.8cm (9 3/4in) high.