Lot 249
  • 249

A RARE FAMILLE ROSE PAINTED ENAMEL PAGODA-SHAPE LANTERN CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY |

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description

  • 50 cm, 19 5/8  in.

Provenance

Drouot, Paris,  22 October 2014, n° 59.

Condition

The lantern is composed of three elements. There are some light losses to the enamels a few restorations. There is a light network of cracks overall the surface. There is wear to the gilding. some parts are slightly warped
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