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The Property of a Lady 女士藏品
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A Nepalese gem and hardstone-inlaid
filigree box and cover
19th century
The rectangular box raised on four lobed feet each
terminating in a five-clawed paw set with emeralds,
the sides of the box each heavily embellished
with coral flanked by turquoise and four smaller
emeralds, all on a scrolling filigree ground, the
cover elaborately set with a figure of Sakyamuni
Buddha, the body inlaid with emeralds and the
robe with pearls, the figure holding a gilt cup and
seated on a lapis lazuli lotus pedestal, all against
a ground densely inlaid with rubies, garnets and
emeralds in a floral pattern, the cover rim bordered
with pearls.
14cm (5½in) long
£8,000 - 12,000
HK$100,000 - 150,000
CNY79,000 - 120,000
十九世紀 尼泊爾嵌百寶纍絲佛紋蓋盒
Provenance: a Western private collection
來源：西方私人收藏
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