RARE GOLD- AND BROWN-LAQUED WOOD AND BRONZE LANTERN STAND, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century Composed of a Buddhist lion reclining on rocks, resting on a square platform decorated with bats and clouds, lotuses and foliate scrolls, the Buddhist lion supporting a baluster vase, surmounted by an inverted "L" shaft decorated with Buddhist emblems and clouds, the gold-lacquered bronze end in the shape of a phoenix head; minor accidents. H.198 cm (77 ¾ in.) A rare lacquered wood and bronze lantern stand, China, Qing dynasty, 18th century 清 十八世纪 木漆金缠枝莲纹卧狮宫灯架