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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN UNUSUAL SMALL CLOISONNE ENAMEL APOTHECARY BOX AND COVER
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AN UNUSUAL SMALL CLOISONNE ENAMEL APOTHECARY BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The circular box with deep, slightly inturned sides enamelled with a continuous lotus scroll growing leaves and buds, below a flattened flange with classic scrolls, the upright mouthrim with a triangular wave band interrupted by an apocryphal Jingtai mark, the base with a gilded countersunk disc, the cover similarly decorated with lotus scrolls on the slightly domed cover and tapered sides
2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) overall height
MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
The circular box with deep, slightly inturned sides enamelled with a continuous lotus scroll growing leaves and buds, below a flattened flange with classic scrolls, the upright mouthrim with a triangular wave band interrupted by an apocryphal Jingtai mark, the base with a gilded countersunk disc, the cover similarly decorated with lotus scrolls on the slightly domed cover and tapered sides
2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) overall height