Vase, ; Chinese; Qing dynasty Xianfeng, 1851–1861; cloisonné enamel; subject: flowers, floral pattern, plum branches and meander ornament; description: set on a tall conical foot flaring downwards and terminating in a metal ring, foot decorated with a lotus tendril; short wide neck topped with a metal ring, below which is a border of ruyi-heads; belly and neck decorated with an all-around composition of flowers and plum branches against a red Chinese meander background; date: 1st half of the 19th century; origin: China; vessel; height 25.1 cm, diameter 16.5 cm, weight 1.5 kg., A rounded vase with a flared neck and foot, predominantly red in color, decorated with a pattern of green leaves and stems and flowers in shades of white, pale yellow, blue, and green, with touches of dark blue and gold outlining and accents; the rim and base edges have a metallic gold band, and the foot features a decorative border with scrolling motifs in light green, blue, and white against the red ground; the...
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Vase, ; Chinese; Qing dynasty Xianfeng, 1851–1861; cloisonné enamel; subject: flowers, floral pattern, plum branches and meander ornament; description: set on a tall conical foot flaring downwards and terminating in a metal ring, foot decorated with a lotus tendril; short wide neck topped with a metal ring, below which is a border of ruyi-heads; belly and neck decorated with an all-around composition of flowers and plum branches against a red Chinese meander background; date: 1st half of the 19th century; origin: China; vessel; height 25.1 cm, diameter 16.5 cm, weight 1.5 kg., A rounded vase with a flared neck and foot, predominantly red in color, decorated with a pattern of green leaves and stems and flowers in shades of white, pale yellow, blue, and green, with touches of dark blue and gold outlining and accents; the rim and base edges have a metallic gold band, and the foot features a decorative border with scrolling motifs in light green, blue, and white against the red ground; the body shows a subtle geometric background pattern in a darker red tone beneath the floral decoration.

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Vase Chinese Qing dynasty Xianfeng 1851–1861 cloisonné enamel subject flowers floral pattern plum branches meander ornament description set tall conical foot flaring downwards terminating metal ring foot decorated lotus tendril short wide neck topped border ruyi-heads belly neck decorated - composition red Chinese meander background date 1st half 19th century origin China vessel height 25.1 cm diameter 16.5 cm weight 1.5 kg rounded vase flared neck foot predominantly red color decorated pattern green leaves stems shades white pale yellow blue green touches dark blue gold outlining accents rim base edges metallic gold band foot features decorative border scrolling motifs light green red ground body subtle geometric background pattern darker red tone beneath floral decoration.

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