A large Chinese Imperial cloisonné archaistic vase, Qianlong period (1736-1795)

A large Chinese Imperial cloisonné archaistic vase Qianlong period (1736-1795) the magnificent vase decorated to the globular body with two central medallions of landscape scenes, each depicting tiered pavilions nestled amongst jagged cliffs and waves, with cranes and bats in flight above, the long trumpet neck flanked with a large pair of gilt-bronze double phoenix handles and decorated with two cartouches enclosing peach trees issuing from rocks, the inner mouth further decorated with lotus foliage 58cm high Provenance: Formerly from a descent form Daniel Beale (1759-1842). Daniel Beale and his brother Thomas were Scottish Merchants active in Bombay, Canton and Macau, dealing in Indian cotton, sandalwood, tin, pepper, and Chinese tea. In 1797 they were described as the most prominent of the trading houses on the Chinese coast. Beale died in England in 1842. In the gallery of St Pancras New Church, London there is a memorial to Thomas Beale of Fitzroy Square and of Millfield House Edmonton, Middlesex, formerly of Canton and Macao, 'a most zealous promoter of the building of this Church and one of the original trustees.' He was immortalised by the artist Jacques-Laurent Agasse in his painting, 'Daniel Beale at his Farm at Edmonton with his Favourite Horse.' The present vase, with its exquisite enamelling and elaborately cast handles is undoubtedly made for imperial use and is representative of Qing imperial cloisonné enamels of the highest quality. The Qing Court Collection has a number of cloisonné enamel vessels set with similar gilt-bronze phoenix handles, although very few of them are executed with the same degree of meticulous attention to detail. Examples include a cloisonné enamel zun with handles of similar form but of less elongated form; a censer with handles in the form of phoenix with abstract scrolling bodies; and a censer flanked by a pair of abstract stylised phoenix handles, all dating to the mid-Qing period and illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum - Enamels (3) - Cloisonne in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Beijing, 2011, nos. 77, 197, and 206 respectively. Compare also with a related vase from the George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923) collection, formerly exhibited at the Springfield Museum, Massachusetts. 清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯海屋添籌圖鳳耳大瓶 拍品來源：蘇格蘭商人Daniel Beale (1759-1842) 於十九世紀在中國所購，後為家族傳承。Daniel和他的兄弟Thomas在乾嘉年間曾在廣州、澳門和孟買口岸經營棉花、檀香、錫、胡椒和中國茶葉。1797年，他們的公司被稱為中國沿海最著名的貿易公司。 Condition Report Disclaimer, A large Chinese Imperial, cloisonné, archaistic vase, A large Chinese Imperial cloisonné archaistic vase Qianlong period (1736-1795) the magnificent vase decorated to the globular body with two central medallions of landscape scenes, each depicting tiered pavilions nestled amongst jagged cliffs and waves, with cranes and bats in flight above, the long trumpet neck flanked with a large pair of gilt-bronze double phoenix handles and decorated with two cartouches enclosing peach trees issuing from rocks, the inner mouth further decorated with lotus foliage 58cm high Provenance: Formerly from a descent form Daniel Beale (1759-1842). Daniel Beale and his brother Thomas were Scottish Merchants active in Bombay, Canton and Macau, dealing in Indian cotton, sandalwood, tin, pepper, and Chinese tea. In 1797 they were described as the most prominent of the trading houses on the Chinese coast. Beale died in England in 1842. In the gallery of St Pancras New Church, London there is a memorial to Thomas Beale of Fitzroy Square and of Millfield House Edmonton, Middlesex, formerly of Canton and Macao, 'a most zealous promoter of the building of this Church and one of the original trustees.' He was immortalised by the artist Jacques-Laurent Agasse in his painting, 'Daniel Beale at his Farm at Edmonton with his Favourite Horse.' The present vase, with its exquisite enamelling and elaborately cast handles is undoubtedly made for imperial use and is representative of Qing imperial cloisonné enamels of the highest quality. The Qing Court Collection has a number of cloisonné enamel vessels set with similar gilt-bronze phoenix handles, although very few of them are executed with the same degree of meticulous attention to detail. Examples include a cloisonné enamel zun with handles of similar form but of less elongated form; a censer with handles in the form of phoenix with abstract scrolling bodies; and a censer flanked by a pair of abstract stylised phoenix handles, all dating to the mid-Qing period and illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum - Enamels (3) - Cloisonne in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Beijing, 2011, nos. 77, 197, and 206 respectively. Compare also with a related vase from the George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923) collection, formerly exhibited at the Springfield Museum, Massachusetts. 清乾隆 掐絲琺瑯海屋添籌圖鳳耳大瓶 拍品來源：蘇格蘭商人Daniel Beale (1759-1842) 於十九世紀在中國所購，後為家族傳承。Daniel和他的兄弟Thomas在乾嘉年間曾在廣州、澳門和孟買口岸經營棉花、檀香、錫、胡椒和中國茶葉。1797年，他們的公司被稱為中國沿海最著名的貿易公司。, Provenance:, zun, Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum - Enamels (3) - Cloisonne in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Condition Report Disclaimer

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