36 - CHINESE GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL JARDINIÈRE

CHINESE GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL JARDINIÈRE QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD 清乾隆 銅鎏金開光掐絲琺瑯福慶紋長方委角盆of rectangular form with notched corners, raised on four low lobed feet, the exterior finely incised with foliate scrolls on chiselled ground enclosing cloisonné enamel rectangular panels decorated with bats holding a musical instrument, qing, all below a key fret band under the mouth 27cm wide; 2335g Private English collection, Brighton英格蘭私人收藏，布來頓 Compare to a pair of Imperial gilt-bronze and cloisonné enamel jardinières, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, slightly smaller (23.2cm long each), note the similarity of the form, decoration, and technique, sold at Bonham's London, 7 November 2013, lot 74. Also see a pair of fine cloisonné enamel and gilt-bronze rectangular jardinières, Qianlong period, sold at the same saleroom as above, 17 May 2012, lot 137.Two lobbed cloisonné enamel narcissus jardinières, also decorated with bats and qing, similar to this lot, dated to Qing dynasty, previously in the Qing Court collection, now in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, accession no. Gu Fa 故琺000023N and 故琺000024N.