Lot 91
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GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL GHANTA
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 640
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
Description
清 鎏金銅胎掐絲琺瑯佛首鈴
the ritual hand bell cast in dome-shape, rising to a stupa-like tiered handle, the lowest a band of stylised bats, further with shaped ruyi and lobed bands, topped with a Buddha's head with two faces, the main body enamelled with highly stylised mirrored-image motifs against a turquoise ground, the top of the domed interior set with a loop
Dimensions
20.5cm high
Footnote
Provenance: private French collection
Note: a comparable gilt-bronze and cloisonné-enamelled ghanta with Qianlong mark and of the period was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 27th May 2012, lot 316