€32,000
A rare Chinese imperial filigree, gilt and polychrome enamelled silver lidded box inlaid with precious stones, Qianlong
Description:
Dim.: 25 x 15,5 x 11 cm
Ref.:
- Sotheby's, Hong Kong, Nov. 25, 2013, lot 16, for a related snuff bottle. (sold HKD 187.500) (direct link available on rm-auctions.com)
- Bonhams, London, May 17, 2012, lot 124, for a related snuff box was taken by General John Hart Dunne from the Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. The
Provenance from the Summer Palace is particularly interesting in this respect, since it suggests that such boxes were not made solely for export but were also appreciated in Imperial China. (direct link available on rm-auctions.com)
- Two related silver filigree boxes from the Main Hermitage Collection in St Petersburg were included in the exhibition Treasures of Catherine the Great, held at Somerset House, London, 2001-2001, Catalogue, no.364.
- A somewhat related reticulated basket is with Pushkin Antiques, London. (direct link available on rm-auctions.com)
Provenance:
- A Belgian private collection of repute.
Condition:
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