A VERY LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LOTUS' VASE, HU 17th century Of elegant pear shape, rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck and flared rim, the shoulders set with a pair of lion-mask handles suspending loose rings, the exterior brightly enamelled on a turquoise ground with five registers of meandering scrolling lotus blooms, each separated by thin bands of floral scrolls on a darker blue ground. 58cm (22 7/8in) high. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 十七世紀 銅胎掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋鋪首耳大壺 See a similar cloisonné enamel vase, early Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels, 2, Beijing, 2011, no.25. See a similar cloisonné enamel vase, 17th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 8 November 2011, lot 54; and another similar cloisonné enamel vase, 17th century, at Bonhams London, 5 November 2020, lot 221. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com