Asian Art - 11th November 2009

Lot 162

A rare pair of Chinese agate shell-shaped boxes

Estimate £8,000 - £10,000 | Hammer £8000

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Description

A rare pair of Chinese agate shell-shaped boxes, each mounted with a gold hinge, finely punched with small circles, probably Tang dynasty, 6.5cm. (2) Provenance: Formerly owned by the daughter of T Y Chow in the 1970s.