Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 7th December 2020
Lot 125
A SMALL CHINESE ENAMELLED CIRCULAR 'DRAGON' BOX AND COVER
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £1200
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Description
A SMALL CHINESE ENAMELLED CIRCULAR 'DRAGON' BOX AND COVER
SIX CHARACTER GUANGXU MARK AND OF THE PERIOD 1875-1908
The cover painted in iron-red and gilt with two dragons contesting a sacred pearl amidst flames and clouds, the box decorated in coloured enamels with a band of crashing waves and stylised rocks encircling the foot, the base with the reign mark and a paper label for Bluett London, 8.1cm. (2)
Provenance: from an English private collection, West Yorkshire, formed in the 1970s and 1980s, purchased from Bluett's.