AN UNUSUAL CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

the compressed globular body with a tall waisted neck rising to a garlic-bulb mouth, set with a pair of ruyi-scepter-shaped handles, lavishly decorated overall with large peony flowers issuing from leafy stems, divided by ruyi bands at the mouth, shoulder and foot and embellished with stylized bats and zoomorphic scrolls around the neck, reserved on a pale blue ground, the ruyi-scepter handles with leafy scroll and stylized bat outlining the ruyi-head, all on a turquoise-blue ground

In overall good condition with minor pitting and losses to the enamels as well as expected wear and tarnishing to the gilding.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Cloisonné enamel vases of this shape are extremely rare. Compare a smaller vase decorated with birds and flowers, sold in our London rooms, 13th May 1988, lot 653; and another sold in these rooms 23rd March 2004, lot 526.