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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
594
A CARVED ZITAN DISPLAY CASE
19TH CENTURY
清十九世紀 紫檀鏤雕展示盒
The wood stand has a waisted gallery supported in
the centre on small baluster columns and is carved
with openwork foral panels. The glazed cover has
a plain wood frame.
13º in. (33.7 cm.) high, 17¿ in. (43.2 cm.) wide, 15¡
in. (38.8 cm.) deep
£3,000-5,000 $4,600-7,600
€4,100-6,800
PROVENANCE:
A distinguished private European collection,
acquired between 1956-1959.
594
595
A GROUP OF GILT-BRONZE AND
CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL LOCKS AND LOCK
IMPLEMENTS
18TH CENTURY
清十八世紀 鎏金及掐絲琺瑯銅鎖一
組五件
The group comprises a lock cast in high relief with
dragons chasing faming pearls; a lock engraved
to each side with a dragon and a phoenix fanking
shou symbols and a cast Kangxi six-character
mark on the base; two locks engraved with a
dragon and a lock enamelled in cloisonné with
lotus, together with a set of six various lock
implements.
The largest 10¬ in. (27 cm.) long (5)
£1,500-2,000 $2,300-3,000
€2,100-2,700
PROVENANCE: 595
A distinguished private European collection,
acquired between 1956-1959.
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