A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL ALTAR ORNAMENTS
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each ornament is centered with an enameled lotus blossom issuing a green seed pod, one supporting a bundle of gilt scrolls and the other a seated guardian figure, both below a flaming aureole supported by a gilt-bronze stem flanked by dragons on a tiered circular base.
15 1/2 in. (39.3 cm.) high
A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE CLOISONNÉ AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL ALTAR ORNAMENTS
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH-EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each ornament is centered with an enameled lotus blossom issuing a green seed pod, one supporting a bundle of gilt scrolls and the other a seated guardian figure, both below a flaming aureole supported by a gilt-bronze stem flanked by dragons on a tiered circular base.
15 1/2 in. (39.3 cm.) high