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A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'QUAIL' CENSERS AND COVERS
18TH CENTURY
Each censer is modelled in the form of a standing quail with its head turned to one side and beak open. The wings form the cover and fit onto a circular aperture on the back. The bodies are wired and enamelled in turquoise, with the wings highlighted in multi colours.

4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm.) high
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Compare the current pair of censers to a single quail-form censer of similar form and size, illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz in Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, 1989, no. 330.

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