$118,500
Large, Elaborate Gilt and Cloisonne Mt. Penglai Island, China, the heavily gilded, rectangular island with overall stylized tortoiseshell motif, with high relief carvings of Mt. Penglai on four sides and a standing figure of the Taoist Lao Tzu, enameled cranes, jade ruyi and deer, and two gilded trees with flowers encrusted with pearls and semiprecious stones; secured to the back of the island is a large, natural turquoise boulder in the shape of a mountain with attached carved coral prunus tree with birds and small gilded flowers, the gilded island sits in a low cloisonne tray decorated with scrolling lotus and tendrils with dragon reserves on the four rims, surmounted on a cloisonne stand decorated with scrolling lotus and tentrils and dragons with gilt blue key fret border, lappet, a pierced floral borders, the four reverse S-curve legs resting on four floral cloisonne stretchers, Qianlong six-character mark cast on base of tray, ht. 32 1/2 x 33 1/2 x 15 1/8 in. In very good condition, possibly missing a couple small ornaments, tips of coral branches missing ends.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-12-03
