A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL ‘PRECIOUS OBJECTS’ CIRCULAR WALL PLAQUE, JIAQING PERIODChina, 1796-1820. The circular plaque is finely enameled with a large blue and white baluster vase on a carved stand at the center, issuing blossoming peonies and prunus, flanked by an ornate cloisonné censer and a colorful brush holder with calligraphy implements including brushes and paper, backed by two books and a waterpot, the foreground scattered with fruits, all above a turquoise wan-diaper ground.Provenance: From an old Austrian private estate, where it was originally fitted into an old German sideboard dating from circa 1870-1880. The back with an old label ’60 frco’.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few scratches, light nicks, little warping, small chips and losses to the edge, and pitting as expected. The back with scratches.Weight: 1,680 gDimensions: Diameter 41.7 cmCloisonné enamel plaques were popular from the second half of the 16th century onwards and became particularly popular during the mid-Qing dynasty, bringing vibrant colors to the imperial palaces’ interiors. These plaques were used on screens, large furniture such as imperial thrones, or as decorative framed hanging panels.Literatureparison:Compare a related cloisonné plaque, dated mid-Qing dynasty, illustrated inpendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels, vol. 4, Beijing, 2011, pls. 133-148.pare related cloisonné panels decorated with antiques, dated to the second half of the 18th century, illustrated in H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, 1989, nos. 307-310.Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: London, 7 June 2021, lot 743Price: GBP 35,250 or approx.EUR 49,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large cloisonné enamel 'precious objects' circular plaque, Qianlong/JiaqingExpert remark:pare the closely related form and motif. Note the significantly larger size (67.1 cm).Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Sotheby’s Paris, 22 June 2017, lot 175Price: EUR 25,000 or approx.EUR 28,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A gilded bronze and cloisonné enamel plaque, Qing dynasty, Jiaqing-Daoguang periodExpert remark:pare the closely related motif and size (41.3 x 50.8 cm). Note the rectangular form.嘉慶掐絲琺瑯博古紋壁盤中國，1796-1820年。圓盤銅胎掐絲琺瑯，盤内藍地修飾博古紋，一個青花賞瓶中插著三朵盛開的牡丹；瓶兩側分別是一個仿古景泰藍香爐和一個木紋釉筆筒，筆筒裏放著毛筆，瓶后有書籍和筆洗；瓶子前面散落著水果。