China, 18th-19th century. Of flared form with a lobed bottom edge, an upper register of elaborate taotie masks on a key fret ground above stylized chilong, and a lower register of taotie masks and archaistic elements, separated by a raised bow-string band at the midsection. Suspended from two conjoined dragons at the top, with an apocryphal four-character mark Jingtai nianzhi above the edge.Provenance: From the private collection of a southern French military family, who stayed in Indochina during the first half of the 20th century, and thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Some wear, dings, dents, pitting, minor losses and manufacturing flaws. Two losses at bottom lobes with old fillings. The dragon finial slightly loose. Overall, fine condition and commensurate with age.Weight: 6.2 kgDimensions: Height 42 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a closely related but considerably smaller cloisonne bell at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 16-17 September 2010, lot 1038, sold for USD 15,000.清代銅胎掐絲琺琅鈡 中國,十八至十九世紀。呈喇叭形,中空,撇口,底邊緣呈凸起狀,頂飾交龍鈕,龍背供起成孔。器身以藍色琺瑯釉為地,局部鎏金。銅鈡上部可見饕餮紋,其下部是螭龍紋,之後是神獸紋。 頂部懸掛著兩條相連的龍,邊緣上方有一個寄託款標記“景泰年制”。 來源:法國南部軍人家庭的私人收藏,該軍人20世紀上半葉住在印度支那,從那以後就在同一家庭中世代相傳。 品相:一些磨損、划痕、凹痕、麻點、輕微損失和製造缺陷。 底部裂片已修。 龍頭略松。 總體而言,狀況良好,與年齡相稱。 重量:6.2 公斤 尺寸:高42 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近但小些的掐絲琺琅鈡見紐約佳士得Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 拍場,2010年9月 16-17日 lot 1038, 售價USD 15,000.