A RARE GILT-COPPER DOUBLE-LOZENGE SHAPED BOX AND COVER

Lot 3107
30.05.2023 00:00UTC +00:00
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Starting price
HKD 220 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 963273
Lot 3107 | A RARE GILT-COPPER DOUBLE-LOZENGE SHAPED BOX AND COVER
Estimate value
HKD 220 000 – 280 000
A RARE GILT-COPPER DOUBLE-LOZENGE SHAPED BOX AND COVER

YONGZHENG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

The box and cover are cast as double intersecting lonzenges. The sides of the box are finely incised with lotus blooms enclosed within a border formed by intertwining archaistic dragons. The cover is decorated with two pairs of archaistic dragons grasping ruyi-sprays below a finial in the form of two mythical beasts.

4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) long

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