A RARE ENAMELLED IMITATION FOSSILIZED STONE PEACH-SHAPED BOX AND COVER

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A RARE ENAMELLED IMITATION FOSSILIZED STONE PEACH-SHAPED BOX AND COVER
IRON-RED QIANLONG SEAL MARK AND OF THE PERIOD

Moulded in the shape of a peach with a crescent furrow across the cover, and enamelled overall with irregularly-shaped elements simulating fossils and shells (small chip)--3 1/8in. (8cm.) long

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A similarly decorated circular box and cover from the Sir Harry and Lady Garner Collection was included in the exhibition organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Oriental Ceramics Society, 1964, illustrated in the Catalogue, no.234

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