. Rare and beautiful Oriental art treasures of supreme quality. No. 191 No. 192 ANTIQUE CHINESE BIRDCAGES perch on one foot. Most elaborately carved ivory mounting. Suspended from a tall bracket issuingfrom a heavy base ornamented with the dragon-scroll in highrelief—a copy of a Chien-lung birdcage stand—the scrollgilded. Height, 22% inches; diameter, ISi/o of bracket, 8 feet.{Illustrated) 194—Antique Chinese Tortoise-shell Birdcage {Chien-lung)Dome-shaped, the top flattened; metal mounting. Thestructure tortoise-shell and black lacquer, the lacquer baseornamented with
. Rare and beautiful Oriental art treasures of supreme quality. No. 191 No. 192 ANTIQUE CHINESE BIRDCAGES perch on one foot. Most elaborately carved ivory mounting. Suspended from a tall bracket issuingfrom a heavy base ornamented with the dragon-scroll in highrelief—a copy of a Chien-lung birdcage stand—the scrollgilded. Height, 22% inches; diameter, ISi/o of bracket, 8 feet.{Illustrated) 194—Antique Chinese Tortoise-shell Birdcage {Chien-lung)Dome-shaped, the top flattened; metal mounting. Thestructure tortoise-shell and black lacquer, the lacquer baseornamented with ivory applique carved in the lotus andother floral forms. Two globular seed cups in blue andwhite porcelain, and a water cup of cloisonne enamel, itsornamentation lotus and cloud forms in various soft the accessories are of the period, the water cup beingunusually attractive, and they add very materially thoughquietly to the charm of this Chien-lung cage. Besidesfigure groups and fruit and flower clusters, the variousivory carvings for use a
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