April 8, 2021 10:00 EST
Asian Arts
112
A pair of Chinese cloisonné covered circular bowls
18th/19th Century
The sides of each flanked by a pair of gilded beast masks with loose ring handles, the exterior of the bodies and covers decorated with reserves depicting auspicious objects, Buddhist symbols on the covers, Daoist symbols on the sides of the bowls, all raised on three short bracket feet, one cover with an entry from an old catalogue pasted to underside (2).
H: 4 1/2 in.
Provenance: Property from a private New England collection, acquired from a New Jersey estate
NOTE: for a cloisonné box and cover of similar form, see Doyle, New York, September 21, 2020, Lot 381
Sold for $3,276
Estimated at $3,000 - $5,000
The sides of each flanked by a pair of gilded beast masks with loose ring handles, the exterior of the bodies and covers decorated with reserves depicting auspicious objects, Buddhist symbols on the covers, Daoist symbols on the sides of the bowls, all raised on three short bracket feet, one cover with an entry from an old catalogue pasted to underside (2).
H: 4 1/2 in.
Provenance: Property from a private New England collection, acquired from a New Jersey estate
NOTE: for a cloisonné box and cover of similar form, see Doyle, New York, September 21, 2020, Lot 381
