Lot 218. A cloisonné enamel tripod incense burner and a cover, Qianlong five-character mark and of the period (1736-1795); 10.3cm (4in) wide. Estimate £ 6,000-8,000 . Sold for £ 21,250 (€ 24,267). Courtesy Bonhams.

The censer of slightly compressed globular form with a waisted neck applied with a gilt band and two loop handles, the exterior brightly enamelled with lotus blooms borne on leafy scrolls, all on a bright turquoise ground, the stepped domed cover enamelled with a band of stylised flower heads surmounted by a gilt knop finial.

Provenance: Lucien J. Jerome, British Consul to Mexico, circa 1900, by repute.

Note: Compare with a similar cloisonné enamel tripod incense burner, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels 2: Cloisonné in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Beijing, 2011, pl.224.