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A polyChroMe lACquer neCklACe CAse AnD hingeD An enAMel AnD JADeite eMBellisheD silver Box AnD
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Possibly late Ming 20th century
Incised and decorated with sinuous dragons amongst scrolling lotus The rectangular box with enamelled flowers and birds in low relief
stems and foliage, within key fret borders, the interior in plain red between foliate motifs, all on a basket-weave ground, the lid similarly
lacquer, metal hinge and lock mounts. decorated and inset with an oval jadeite foliate plaque, box.
21cm (8.1/4in) diam. 10.7cm (4 5/8in) wide (2).

£800 - 1,200 HK$9,500 - 14,000 £800 - 1,200 HK$9,500 - 14,000
CNY7,600 - 11,000 CNY7,600 - 11,000

These unusual circular boxes were used to store the long beaded 105
necklaces used by China’s elite from around the 16th century onwards. A Chinese export retiCulAteD silver DisplAy Bowl
They are also seen in cloisonné enamel, late 17th century, and blue Hung Chong stamped mark, 19th/20th century
and white porcelain, Wanli. For a similar lacquer box, Wanli, see The well decorated in low relief with a profusion of flowering peony
Christie’s New York 18/10/01 lot 412, and another example, also amongst a foliate meander, the pierced everted rim similarly styled and
Wanli, Christie’s 24/03/11 lot 1600. Also see, ‘The Museum of East with a bird of prey and a cockerel, raised on three ball feet, marked
Asian Art, Inaugural Exhibition, Volume 2’, p.133, no. 320, for a similar ‘HC 葉伯’.
example, dated first half 17th century. 22.4cm (8 3/4in) wide

£500 - 800 HK$5,900 - 9,500
CNY4,700 - 7,600

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