A LARGE AND RARE ARCHAISTIC CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL LOZENGE-SHAPED VASE, GU Early 18th century The vase of lozenge section, cast as an archaic vessel with vertical flanges on the corners decorated with key-fret designs, the bulging mid-section with stylised taotie masks, the lower and upper sections similarly decorated with hanging plantain leaves dividing lotus sprays borne on tendrils, the interior of the mouth with lotus sprays within dense foliate scrolls beneath a metal liner. 46.5cm (18 2/8in) high. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 十八世紀早期 銅胎掐絲琺瑯仿古饕餮紋菱形出戟大觚 See a related archaistic cloisonné enamel square-shaped vase, early Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels, 2, Beijing, 2011, no.36. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com