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A GILT-BRONZE ‘MELON’ BOX AND A GILT-BRONZE ‘SHOULAO’
COVER BRUSHREST
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 17TH CENTURY
of compressed melon shape with lobed sides, the cover finely cast, the God of Longevity seated on a recumbent deer,
intricately detailed with leafy tendrils of melon vines, the box wearing a long-sleeved robe and holding a scroll in his right
and cover cast with a short gnarled stem at the end hand, the face with gentle smile and long beard, the base
(2) with apocryphal four-character Chenghua reign mark within a
11.2 cm, 4⅜ in. rectangle
8.5 cm, 3⅜ in.
£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 61,000-81,500 US$ 7,800-10,400 † £ 10,000-15,000
HK$ 102,000-152,000 US$ 13,000-19,400
清十八世紀 鎏金銅瓜形蓋盒
十七世紀 鎏金銅壽老筆擱
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