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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
~ 3114
A MAGNIFICENT AND RARE PAIR OF CANTON
TRIBUTE BEJEWELLED AND JADEITE-INLAID
SILVER-GILT BOXES
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each silver-gilt box is of octagonal-form, set with a jadeite plaque
of conforming shape on each side, framed by borders comprised
of seed pearls and red glass beads. The gilt base is chased with
auspicious emblems within an octagonal panel, surrounded by
concentric rings of leafy scrolls and scrolling trefoils.
3 º in. (8.3 cm.) wide (2)
HK$1,800,000-2,600,000 US$240,000-330,000
PROVENANCE
Brooke Astor (1902-2007), New York
Property from the Estate of Brooke Astor, sold at Sotheby’s New York,
24 September 2012, lot 150

清乾隆 廣東進貢銀胎鎏金嵌寶翠玉盒一對
來源
美國富豪慈善家阿斯特（Brooke Astor）夫人（1902-2007）
珍藏
紐約蘇富比，2012 年 9 月 24 日，拍品 150 號

盒為銀胎，四方倭角形，平面式蓋。盒蓋面和四壁嵌翠玉，邊
沿嵌米珠及寶石紅料珠。底鏨刻吉祥紋飾。
此盒裝飾簡潔貴重，底部鏨刻花紋細緻，帶西洋情趣，具廣東
工藝的特色。

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