Asian Art I - 22nd May 2013

Lot 235

λ An unusual Chinese veneered bamboo caddy late 18th/early 19th century

Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £24000

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Description

λ An unusual Chinese veneered bamboo caddy late 18th/early 19th century, each side applied with stained ivory in green, red and blue, depicting chrysanthemum, birds and insects, the hinged top with figures in a watery, mountainous landscape amidst pagodas and pine, the lock, hinges and handle silver, 23.5cm.

Cf. M Clayton, Christie's Pictorial History of English and American Silver, p.220, pl.2, where this caddy is illustrated.

十八/十九世紀  竹雕嵌象牙捷報富貴盒