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A RARE GILT-COPPER DOUBLE-LOZENGE 清雍正 鎏金銅拐子龍紋方勝式蓋盒 「雍正年製」楷書刻款
SHAPED BOX AND COVER
同類的鎏金銅方勝式盒非常少見，帶雍正款的更為稀有。香港佳士得曾拍賣
YONGZHENG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE 一件相似的鎏金銅方勝式盒，2022年11月29日，拍品3068號。
PERIOD (1723-1735)
The box and cover are cast as double intersecting lonzenges. The
sides of the box are finely incised with lotus blooms enclosed within
a border formed by intertwining archaistic dragons. The cover is
decorated with two pairs of archaistic dragons grasping ruyi-sprays
below a finial in the form of two mythical beasts.
4Ω in. (11.4 cm.) long
HK$220,000-280,000 US$29,000-36,000
(mark)
It is rare to find a double-lozenge shaped box and cover in gilt-copper, and
even rarer with a Yongzheng mark. Compare to a gilt-copper double-
lozenge shaped vase, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2022,
lot 3068.

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