Chinese Enamel Brass and Porcelain Lidded Vessel
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Chinese brass & porcelain lidded vessel, the brass body of squat lobed/petalled form and decorated in rich polychrome enamels with boats and pagodas, set below a porcelain domed cover with jadeite ball finial and four dragon scroll handles, height 11 cm x 15.5 cm diameter
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- Finial - An architectural decoration, found on the upper parts of of an object. On furniture they are usually found on pediments, canopies and shelf supports. On smaller ceramic or silver items, such as spoons, they may decorate the top of the item itself, or the lid or cover where they provide a useful handle for removal.
Finials have a variety of shapes and forms. They may be urn-shaped, baluster shaped round or spiral, but usually taper into an upper point. Many real life shapes may also be used as finials, such as pineapples, berries, pinecones, buds, lotus and acorns. Sometimes animals such as a lion are depicted, or fish and dolphins. - Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
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