A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BOMBÉ-FORM TRIPOD CENSERS, EARLY QING DYNASTY
China, 17th - 18th century. Heavily cast, each with a compressed globular body rising from three short feet to a short waisted neck with a gently rounded everted rim set with two upright loop handles. Finely decorated in bright enamels against a turquoise ground with lotus blossoms amid borne on leafy scrolling vines. (2)


Provenance:
From the Langlois Collection. Jean-Marie-Charles Langlois (1896-1949) arrived in Vietnam in 1920, where he worked as an engineer for the Société de Construction des Chemins de Fer Indochinois. He was the principal engineer for the Indochinese railways between 1920 and 1949. As a sinophile who spoke fluent Mandarin, he built an important collection of Asian works of art. In 1949 he was imprisoned by the Viet Minh during a train attack and executed on the same day. His wife and two sons came back to France in Burgundy near Dijon, bringing Jean Langlois’ collection with them. Once in France, his family continued to buy Asian works of art on the French art market, paying tribute to Jean Langlois's memory.

Condition:
Very good condition with extensive old wear as expected and some manufacturing irregularities, including pitting, as well as minor nicks to the enamels. One censer with few losses to the enamels and minor old fills. Please request a video of the censers, shot under strong blue light, directly from the department.

Weight: 675 g and 694 g
Dimensions: Height 10.8 cm and 10.5 cm


Literature comparison:

The present censers are related to a Ming dynasty prototype dating from the 16th century. See, for example, a small cloisonné enamel tripod censer, dated to the Ming Dynasty, 16th century, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2017, lot 3036.




清初一對銅胎掐絲琺瑯三足爐

中國，十七至十八世紀。爐呈圓口，束頸，鼓腹下垂，底承三乳足。口沿鍍金，兩側飾對稱橋形耳。外壁通體以天藍色琺瑯釉為地，用紅、黃、白等色飾纏枝花紋。整體造形比例勻稱，銅胎質地堅實細膩，鍍金光亮，圖案裝飾色彩絢麗。


來源：
Langlois 收藏。Jean-Marie-Charles Langlois (1896-1949) 1920 年抵達越南，在Société de Construction des Chemins de Fer Indochinois擔任工程師。1920 年至 1949 年間，他是印度支那鐵路的首席工程師。作為一名能說流利普通話的親華者，他收藏了一批重要的亞洲藝術品。1949 年，他在一次火車襲擊中被越盟囚禁，並於同一天被處決。他的妻子和兩個兒子帶著 Jean Langlois 的收藏回到法國第戎附近的勃艮第。回到法國，他的家人繼續在法國藝術市場上購買亞洲藝術品，以緬懷Jean Langlois。

品相：
狀況極好，有大量磨損和一些製造不規則，包括點蝕，以及琺瑯上的小刻痕。其中一個爐有輕微琺瑯缺損和小修，請直接向部門索取在強藍光下拍攝的香爐視頻。

重量：分別為675 克與 694 克
尺寸：分別爲高10.8 厘米與10.5 厘米


文獻比較：

目前的香爐與 16 世紀的明代原型有關。例如，一件小型景泰藍琺瑯三足香爐，可追溯至 16 世紀明朝，於 2017 年 11 月 29 日於香港佳士得拍賣，lot 3036。