Antique Large Chinese Champleve Enamel Vase and Cover

1900 - 1920

Sold by Rams Head Antiques

Description

This is an impressive large Champleve cloisonné urn and cover with bronze Shi Shi knop lion finial dating from around 1920. The body has profuse wirework detail infilled with colourful glazed enamels in a very attractive design of Lotus flowers and scrolls all within Ruyi and pendant borders. This is a most skilled, worked piece with a great shape and lovely shades. The urn is in excellent condition overall save for a very slight indentation to the edge of the lid seen best in photo 8. The piece is a grand item of good scale, unusual for this type of work, measuring 27 cms in height.

UK insured delivery is £15

Physical Dimensions

Height

27cm (10.63")

Width

23cm (9.06")

Depth

23cm (9.06")

Declaration

Rams Head Antiques has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA652463

Dealers Notes

Rams Head Antiques is a family business based in Wolsingham in Weardale where we have had shop premises for 28 years. The shop is generally open every Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm.

You are most welcome to visit the shop but please always check to confirm we are open before travelling. We have been in the antiques trade for well over thirty years now and stock a wide and varied range of antiques and decorative items specialising in carpets and Eastern and Oriental items as well as Georgian and Victorian furniture, mirrors, oil paintings, prints, ceramics and clocks.

We can arrange worldwide delivery on all the items we have in stock, please ask for an accurate quote.

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Description

This is an impressive large Champleve cloisonné urn and cover with bronze Shi Shi knop lion finial dating from around 1920.

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The body has profuse wirework detail infilled with colourful glazed enamels in a very attractive design of Lotus flowers and scrolls all within Ruyi and pendant borders.

Rams Head Antiques

This is a most skilled, worked piece with a great shape and lovely shades. The urn is in excellent condition overall save for a very slight indentation to the edge of the lid seen best in photo 8. The piece is a grand item of good scale, unusual for this type of work, measuring 27 cms in height.

UK insured delivery is £15

Physical Dimensions

Height

27cm (10.63")

Width

23cm (9.06")

Depth

23cm (9.06")

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref