ID 960123
Lot 2863 | A SMALL CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER INCENSE BOX AND COVER
Estimate value
HKD 60 000 – 80 000
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
The dome-shaped box and cover are both carved with a pair of butterflies in flight amidst flowering melon branches, and the interiors are lacquered black.
2 3/4 in. (7 cm.) diam.
Provenance
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. (X)110
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Yongzheng period |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Japanese lacquerware, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Yongzheng period |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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