拍品信息
拍品名称
清乾隆 掐絲琺琅海宴河清燈臺 | A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'BIRD AND TORTOISE' PRICKET CANDLESTICK
年代
Qianlong period
起拍价
USD 5,000
估值区间
USD 5000 - 7000
尺寸
未知
品相
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Qianlong period
Finely modelled with outstretched white enameled wings, the feathers well detailed in gilt wire, standing with gilt clawed feet atop the green, turquoise and blue enamelled tortoise embracing paired red enamelled serpents, all within a saucer raised on ruyi feet, the rim and base with lotus scrolls, the exterior walls with upright petals.
9 3/4in (24.8cm) high
Footnotes
清乾隆 掐絲琺琅海宴河清燈臺
During the late 18th century, pricket candlesticks in the form of a bird perched upon a tortoise were produced in a variety of precious materials, including jade and cloisonné enamel, as exemplified by the present lot. The combination of the bird and tortoise conveyed the auspicious wish for 'peace under heaven'.
Related cloisonné enamel candlesticks in the form of birds and tortoises can be found in a number of important institutional and private collections. Compare a single example in the Qing Court Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, pl. 151; and a pair in the Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Chen Hsia-Sheng, , Taipei, 1999, pl. 55. See also a related pair sold in our London salerooms, 5 November 2009, lot 42.
Finely modelled with outstretched white enameled wings, the feathers well detailed in gilt wire, standing with gilt clawed feet atop the green, turquoise and blue enamelled tortoise embracing paired red enamelled serpents, all within a saucer raised on ruyi feet, the rim and base with lotus scrolls, the exterior walls with upright petals.
9 3/4in (24.8cm) high
Footnotes
清乾隆 掐絲琺琅海宴河清燈臺
During the late 18th century, pricket candlesticks in the form of a bird perched upon a tortoise were produced in a variety of precious materials, including jade and cloisonné enamel, as exemplified by the present lot. The combination of the bird and tortoise conveyed the auspicious wish for 'peace under heaven'.
Related cloisonné enamel candlesticks in the form of birds and tortoises can be found in a number of important institutional and private collections. Compare a single example in the Qing Court Collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, pl. 151; and a pair in the Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Chen Hsia-Sheng, , Taipei, 1999, pl. 55. See also a related pair sold in our London salerooms, 5 November 2009, lot 42.
常见问题
这件清乾隆 掐絲琺琅海宴河清燈臺 | A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'BIRD AND TORTOISE' PRICKET CANDLESTICK的成交价是多少？
落槌价为 预展中。 成交价为 预展中。
