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A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century

A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
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A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century

明 铜胎掐丝珐琅花鸟纹大方壶

Of archaistic 'fanghu' form, the square-section body raised on a splayed foot and the shoulders applied with two mask and loose-ring handles, two sides depicting phoenixes in flight, the other two with peacocks standing amidst flowering trees, the inside of the upper rim decorated with squirrels and grapevines, the neck decorated with suspended pendants, all above horses above crashing waves, with fitted wood base
height 14.8 in — 37.6 cm

Estimate $25,000-$28,000

Realised: $25,000
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A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
  • A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
  • A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
  • A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
  • A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
  • A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
  • A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
  • A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
  • A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
  • A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
  • A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
  • A Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Vase, Fanghu, Ming Dynasty, 17th Century
Provenance:

Albert Ernest Newberry (1881-1973), A.E. Newberry Antiques, Victoria, BC, 1956.
Peter and Shirley Reid, Victoria, BC.
来源：
阿尔伯特·欧内斯特·纽伯里（1881-1973），A.E. Newberry Antiques，1956年入藏于加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省维多利亚
彼得与雪莉·里德伉俪珍藏
加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省维多利亚

Literature:

Barry Till, 'Mandate of Heaven: Treasures from China's Imperial Dynasties', Victoria, Canada, p.32.
出版：
巴里·蒂尔，《天命：来自中国帝国王朝的珍宝》，加拿大维多利亚，第32页。

Exhibited:

'Victoria Collects', Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1976.
'Antique Chinese Cloisonné', Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1983.
'Mandate of Heaven: Treasures from China's Imperial Dynasties', Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1996.
展览：
《维多利亚收藏》，大维多利亚艺术画廊，1976年。
《中国古代掐丝珐琅》，大维多利亚艺术画廊，1983年。
《天命：来自中国帝国王朝的珍宝》，大维多利亚艺术画廊，1996年。

Note:

Other pieces from the Reid Family Collection of Cloisonné Enamel Wares were sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, November 28, 2011, lots 384-414.

Compare with similar examples sold by Bonhams London, June 7, 2021, lot 595, price realised 31,500 GBP; and Christie's London, May 10, 2011, lot 142, price realised 18,750 GBP.
来自里德家族珍藏掐丝珐琅器于2011年11月28日由香港邦瀚斯拍卖售出，拍品号384-414。
类似一例请参考伦敦邦瀚斯2021年6月7日，拍品号595，成交价为31,500英镑；以及2011年5月10日，伦敦佳士得，拍品编号142，成交价为18,750英镑。
https://www.bonhams.com/auction/26572/lot/595/a-rare-cloisonne-enamel-and-gilt-bronze-vase-fanghu-17th-century/
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5430662

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