LARGE CLOISONNE WINE COOLER

LARGE CLOISONNE WINE COOLER, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY, of oval form, with a shaped back modelled as five peaks centred by an openwork 'cash' medallion, and decorated with magpies and prunus, the exterior decorated in further coloured enamels with butterflies against melons, divided by two raised straps decorated with scrolls and, fitted with a wooden seat applied with a similar applied edge, 66cm wide PROVENANCE: Sotheby's, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art sale, London November 17th, 1999, lot no. 831