A very rare and superbly painted Beijing enamelled 'peony' wine ewer and cover Mark and period of Qianlong | 清乾隆 銅胎北京畫琺瑯黃地牡丹圖扇式酒壺 《乾隆年製》款

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A very rare and superbly painted Beijing enamelled 'peony' wine ewer and cover

Mark and period of Qianlong

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清乾隆 銅胎北京畫琺瑯黃地牡丹圖扇式酒壺 《乾隆年製》款

of rectangular form with the slightly curved sides flaring out to a broad shoulder narrowing at the mouth, one side set with a 'C' shaped handle with a small flange on top, opposite an upright spout of square section, brightly decorated on a lemon-yellow ground with colourful blooming peonies in shaded hues of pink, blue and purple, the shoulders with colourful intertwining leafy fronds repeated on the spout and handle, the flat cover with a slightly raised centre outlining the contours of a pink and green floral calyx, set with an oval finial with further petals, all above the arched base enamelled in puce with a four-character mark on a white ground

14.7 cm