A cloisonné enamel 'dragon' incense burner and cover


18th century The body colourfully enamelled with lotus blooms borne on meandering leafy stems, flanked by a pair of beast-head handles, the cover with a wreathing dragon amidst pierced clouds chasing a flaming pearl, wood stand. 10.2cm (3 1/2in) wide. (3).
|十八世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯番蓮紋蓋爐The form of the present lot belongs to a type that emerged during the early Qing dynasty and is more commonly seen with bronze incense burners. Compare with a related bronze incense burner of similar form and with reticulated dragon cover, Kangxi period, illustrated in Later Chinese Bronzes: The Saint Louis Art Museum and Robert E.Kresko Collections, Saint Louis, 2008, pp.100-101, no.18.