Fine Asian Art - 12th November 2024
Lot 118
A PAIR OF CHINESE CINQUEFOIL CINNABAR LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2520
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Description
A PAIR OF CHINESE CINQUEFOIL CINNABAR LACQUER BOXES AND COVERS
QIANLONG 1736-95
Carved with central panels depicting scholars and attendants in rocky landscapes, the sides carved with floral panels including peony, prunus, rose, crab apple, peach blossom and passion flower, the central panels and foot rims with key-fret borders, all reserved on diaper grounds, 11.5cm. (4)
Provenance: from the Mark and Elizabeth Harding Collection, South Africa, purchased from Spink & Son Ltd in 1990s.
Cf. Spink, Directory 1: Chinese Works of Art, 1994 no.160 for a related larger pair of cinquefoil cinnabar lacquer boxes and covers.
清乾隆 剔紅松下高士圖梅花式蓋盒
來源：南非Mark及Elizabeth Harding 收藏，1990年代購於倫敦Spink & Son。