Asian Art I - 16th November 2011

Lot 699

A rare Chinese famille rose box and cover first half 19th century

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £34000

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Description

A rare Chinese famille rose box and cover first half 19th century, in the form of two ruyi-heads, richly decorated with bats, stylized flowers and foliage, the interior and base glazed in pale turquoise, the cover with a section broken and well repaired, 22.5cm. (2) Provenance: formerly in the collection of General de Vassoigne of the French Marines in China in the 1860s, and thence by descent.