I.86a
Fit for The Emperor

Traditional enamels on copper with gold (cloisonné); with a flat lip, flat foot and flat footrim; decorated with a symmetrical formalized lotus design with two flowers beneath a similarly symmetrical neck band of formalized flowers, the two designs separated by a band of metal echoed in the lip and footrim, the foot inscribed in engraved regular script 乾隆年製  Qianlong nian zhi ('Made during the Qianlong period'), the interior without enamel, the exterior exposed metal all gilt
Palace workshops, 1736-1760.
Height: 3.25 cm
Mouth/lip: .91/1.22 cm
Stopper: gilt-metal, chased with a formalized floral design

Provenance:
Christie's, Paris, 11 June 2014, lot 122