A SMALL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
A SMALL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
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A SMALL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER

QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER INSCRIBED MARK WITH AN ADDITIONAL CHARACTER, ZHONG, AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)

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A SMALL CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER INSCRIBED MARK WITH AN ADDITIONAL CHARACTER, ZHONG, AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The domed cover is centered by an Arabic inscription in black on a white ground within an outer field of flower scroll repeated on the sides of the box, with ruyi borders at the rims.
2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

A three piece Arabic-inscribed altar set illustrated by H. Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonné: The Pierre Uldry Collection, The Asia Society, New York, 1989, no. 340 includes a similarly decorated circular box and cover of slightly larger proportions.

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