A CHAMPLEVE ENAMEL AND GILT-BRONZE GOURD-FORM WATER POT AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

of lobed globular form, supported on three gilt legs in the form of stems and branches, the cover naturalistically cast as three gourd leaves with entwined vase and surmounted by a  tendril-form finial, the body decorated with champlevé enamel lotus sprays against a gilt ground (3)

Traces of re-gilding all over, with extensive flaking and losses to the enamel to the underside of the cover. Otherwise, in good general condition.
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