A MASSIVE CLOISONNE ENAMEL BELL, QING DYNASTY China, 18th-19th century. Of flared form with a lobed bottom edge, an upper register of elaborate taotie masks on a key fret ground above stylized chilong, and a lower register of taotie masks and archaistic elements, separated by a raised bow-string band at the midsection. Suspended from two conjoined dragons at the top, with an apocryphal four-character mark Jingtai nianzhi above the edge. Provenance: From the private collection of a southern French military family, who stayed in Indochina during the first half of the 20th century, and thence by descent in the same family. Condition: Some wear, dings, dents, pitting, minor losses and manufacturing flaws. Two losses at bottom lobes with old fillings. The dragon finial slightly loose. Overall, fine condition and commensurate with age. Weight: 6.2 kg Dimensions: Height 42 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related but considerably smaller cloisonne bell at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 16-17 September 2010, lot 1038, sold for USD 15,000. 清代銅胎掐絲琺琅鈡 中國，十八至十九世紀。呈喇叭形，中空，撇口，底邊緣呈凸起狀，頂飾交龍鈕，龍背供起成孔。器身以藍色琺瑯釉為地，局部鎏金。銅鈡上部可見饕餮紋，其下部是螭龍紋，之後是神獸紋。 頂部懸掛著兩條相連的龍，邊緣上方有一個寄託款標記"景泰年制"。 來源：法國南部軍人家庭的私人收藏，該軍人20世紀上半葉住在印度支那，從那以後就在同一家庭中世代相傳。 品相：一些磨損、划痕、凹痕、麻點、輕微損失和製造缺陷。 底部裂片已修。 龍頭略松。 總體而言，狀況良好，與年齡相稱。 重量：6.2 公斤 尺寸：高42 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近但小些的掐絲琺琅鈡見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 拍場，2010年9月 16-17日 lot 1038, 售價USD 15,000.