A RARE CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'LANDSCAPE' VASE

A RARE CHINESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL 'LANDSCAPE' VASE, CONG

18TH CENTURY

of square-section, the four sides are finely decorated with figures and mythical animals in landscape scenes of pavilions by a river, the flared neck and foot decorated with archaistic cicada lappets and ruyi-head borders

39.8cm high, 17.5cm wide

Weighs 5.5kg

Provenance

Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) the Billard Room, Halton House, Buckinghamshire

Lionel de Rothschild (1882-1942)

Edmund de Rothschild (1916-2009)

The Trustees of Exbury House

Literature

Rothschild Archive, London, Manuscript: 000/174/C/3, Christie, Manson & Woods Probate Valuation of 'The Estate of Alfred C. de Rothschild, Esq. C.V.O. Deceased, Halton House Tring', 1918. Listed as 'A pair of Chinese cloisonne enamel vases of square shape decorated with river scenes on turquoise ground, Kein Lung, £40.0.0.'

Catalogue Note

A related vase decorated with pavilions in mountainous landscapes is illustrated in: The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, 43, Metal bodied Enamel Ware, p.153, no.145.

See also Christie's Paris, 22nd June 2016, lot 285 which fetched EUR 157,500.