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8092

Property of Another Owner

8092
An impressive gilt copper melon-formed box and cover
Qianlong mark, Late Qing/Republic Period
The octagonal lobed box cover executed in repousse technique with bajixiang leaf-form reserves
surrounding a central stem-form handle and on a bed of incised xiangcai patterns enclosing oval
reserves of ‘one hundred children’ at play over a key fret border, repeated on the base above eight
leaf-form reserves of ‘shou’ medallions and flaming jewels surrounding the four-character Qianlong
seal mark in relief.
14 1/8in (36 cm) diameter; 9 1/2in (24.2cm) high
$25,000 - 40,000

Provenance:
purchased by the owner’s father before 1980 and thence by descent

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