Asian Art II - 22nd May 2014
Lot 456
A Chinese silver gilt filigree box and cover 18th/19th century
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500
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Description
A Chinese silver gilt filigree box and cover 18th/19th century, the cylindrical body elaborately decorated with enamelling, with four circular panels framed with beading depicting dragons, all reserved on dense foliate designs, the cover with similar elongated panels, and with four butterflies encircling a central flowerhead, 9.5cm. (2)
Provenance: Christie's, London, 26th November 1998, lot 214.
Cf. Chinese Export Art in the Hermitage Museum, Late 16th-19th centuries, p.146, no.157, where a basket with related filigree work and enamelling is illustrated.