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A CARVED IVORY ‘CHILONG’ PLAQUE A PIERCED IVORY CASKET AND COVER
18TH-19TH CENTURY 19TH CENTURY
清十八/十九世紀 象牙鏤雕螭龍銜靈芝牌 清十九世紀 象牙鏤雕蓮花紋蓋盒
The rectangular plaque is carved and pierced with a chilong trailing a lingzhi The oval casket is formed of delicately pierced panels enclosing scrolling lotus
branch in its mouth on each side, all reserved on geometric openwork ground. set against a geometric ground. The domed cover is decorated with further
shaped lotus panels on a ground of scrolling foliage, all surmounted by a lotus
1√ in. (4.8 cm.) high bud fnial.
£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300 10¬ in. (27 cm.) wide
€1,400-2,000
£5,000-8,000 $7,600-12,000
€6,800-11,000
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