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A RARE BEIJING ENAMEL 清乾隆

OCTAFOIL BOX AND COVER 北京銅胎畫琺瑯粉地
MARK AND PERIOD OF 番蓮紋瓜棱式蓋盒

QIANLONG 《乾隆年製》款

of oval section, the sides divided into eight lobes, delicately
painted to the top of each lobe with a floral bloom picked
out in various shades of yellow, blue, pink, green and
white enamels, all encircling a stylised eight-petalled pink
flowerhead with blue scrollwork, demi florets and pointed
green leaves radiating from the furrows between the lobes,
the rim encircled by a lime-green trefoil border, all reserved on
a purplish-pink ground, the box similarly decorated with four
leafy lotus sprays against a lemon-yellow ground, enclosing a
four-character reign mark within a double square, the interior
enamelled in sky blue and the rims mounted in gilt
12 cm, 4¾ in.
HK$ 800,000-1,000,000
US$ 102,000-128,000

Mark

122 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比