CHINA - Lot 207

CHINA An astonishing representation of a porcelain stupa (Tibetan chorten), the central part of which is a baluster shape, openwork on one side, with a green background, topped by cylinders supporting a tray on which a turquoise-covered vase sits, with two handles formed by openwork scrolls. It is decorated in famille rose enamels with lotus flowers on a green background, with foliage surmounted by a frieze of Buddhist lion heads, the base with a frieze of flames in cartouches. It stands on a double quadrangular base in iron red and gold, with gadroons, lotus flowers, foliage and stylized motifs, the reverse with a turquoise background. Height: 47 cm Later Qianlong style, the top vase probably glued back together.