Asian Art II - Part One - 22nd May 2024
Lot 787
A CHINESE RECTANGULAR GREEN LACQUER 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' CASKET
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £2016
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Description
A CHINESE RECTANGULAR GREEN LACQUER 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' CASKET
LATE QING DYNASTY
The chamfered hinged lid and sides decorated in relief with dragons and phoenix contesting pearls beneath clouds, mounted with gilded side handles and hinges with further dragons and phoenix, raised on a tall plinth, 31cm x 38cm x 25cm.
Provenance: from an English private collection, Sussex.