A VERY RARE MUGHAL WHITE JADE OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER

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HKD 252 000
Date de l'enchèreClassic
30.05.2023 00:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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Royaume-Uni, London
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Lot 3090 | A VERY RARE MUGHAL WHITE JADE OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER
A VERY RARE MUGHAL WHITE JADE OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER

17TH-18TH CENTURY

Each facet of the box is carved in low relief with paired stylised leaves and tendrils rising either side of an inset iron shield similarly decorated in gold koftgari and centered with a jade bead. The faceted domed cover surmounted by a fluted knop inset is with a Mughal table cut diamond mounted in gold. The panels on the cover alternately repeat the design on the base with iron panels of gold koftgari between designs of lotus flowers, they're centred with additional diamonds mounted in gold.

3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) wide





Provenance

George Horan Ltd., St Christopher's Place, London, 1974

Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2007, lot 1594
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