A GILT-COPPER CLOISONNE VASE, TIANQIUPING, JIAQING China, 1796-1820. Enameled in bright colors with gilt wire around the body with lotus and peony blossoms, the shoulder with plum and Buddha's hand citrus trees below a ruyi band, the individual compositions divided by vertical leiwen bands, all on a bright turquoise ground. Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by descent in the same family. Weifert was a SerboAustrian industrialist and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. Condition: Twice drilled, once to the base with associated losses and once to the rim, otherwise in very good condition with minor wear and pitting. The base with some minor losses, age cracks, and a fine dark patina. Weight: 3.3 kg in total Dimensions: Height 33 cm (the vase) and 41 cm (incl. base) The foot with a key fret pattern on a sapphire blue ground. The flat everted rim, the foot ring, and the recessed base are gilt copper with a gilt border around the shoulder as well. With a finely carved and pierced hardwood base supported on five feet, probably of the period. (2) Auction result comparison: Compare with a related pair of considerably larger vases sold by Christie's London, South Kensington in Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 15 July 2005, lot 5563, for GBP £16,200. 景泰藍天球瓶，嘉慶 中國，1796-1820。鎏金下方一圈如意紋。纏枝蓮紋牡丹紋色彩鮮豔，肩部飾有蓮花和李子和佛手紋，間隔修飾雷紋。明亮的綠松石琺琅地。 來源：Georg Weifert (1850-1937)收藏，同一家族保存至今 。Weifert曾爲塞爾維亞中央銀行大班以及塞爾維亞、克羅地亞與斯洛文尼亞聯邦銀行大班。 品相：兩個鑽孔，一個在底座中央，一個在圈足邊緣，除此之外質量很好，有輕微磨損和點蝕。底座輕微缺損，年代裂紋，細膩的深色包漿。 重量：縂3.3 公斤 尺寸：瓶高33 厘米，含底座高41 厘米