A fine and rare pair of Chinese champlevé and gilt bronze boxes and covers

A fine and rare pair of Chinese champlevé and gilt bronze boxes and covers, each with a four character Qianlong mark in black within a blue enamel square and of the period 1736-95. Heavily cast with square bodies and indented corners, delicately enamelled in blue, turquoise, pink, white, green and brick red with a complex geometric lotus scroll, the tops with a black line border, all on a rich gold ground, the interiors gilt, 7.5cm. (4) Provenance: formerly, a private English collection from Rippen, Yorkshire, purchased from Tennants Auctioneers, 2002. Cf. Sotheby's London, 13th November 2002, lot 22 for a similar single box and cover, but with the Qianlong mark within a red border.