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PROPERTY FROM THE QUEK KIOK LEE COLLECTION 郭克禮珍藏

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THREE OPENWORK COPPER HANDWARMERS A FRENCH GOLD MOUNTED AND ENAMEL SNUFF
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY BOX
The smallest handwarmer is cast with a Mingqi mark to the base THE ENAMELS, CIRCA 1640; THE MOUNT, CIRCA 1730
and the largest with a Qingyun mark. All covers are pierced with a The box is of oval form. The cover is mounted with an enamelled
geometric pattern. Blois school watchcase depicting a classical scene of the Virgin
Mary holding the Infant Jesus. The watch case is chased around
The largest: 5Ω in. (14 cm.) high (3)
with a flying bird and a hunting dog within a garden. The interior
is an enamel painting of three Saints standing in a riverscape.
HK$100,000-150,000 US$13,000-19,000
3¿ in. (8.1 cm.) long
清十八世紀 鏤空錦紋蓋銅手爐共三件 HK$80,000-120,000 US$11,000-15,000
其中一件附「鳴岐」款，最大一件則為「慶雲」款。 Watchcases from the Blois factories were used by English and
French goldsmiths when the watches that they contained came to
the end of their working lives.

約1640年(約1730年鑲嵌) 布洛瓦畫琺瑯錘碟鼻煙盒

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