Lot Essay
A pair of boxes of this form was sold at Christie's London, June 8, 1983, lot 489.
Details
A RARE CHINESE IMARI FOOTED SPICE BOX AND COVER
FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
The shaped rectangular box opening to two quatrefoil openings to hold the spice containers and supported on a pedestal foot, all decorated with panels of flower sprays between borders of iron-red spirals and underglaze blue lines (cover broken and repaired, edges fritted)--4 7/8in. (12.3cm.) wide
FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
The shaped rectangular box opening to two quatrefoil openings to hold the spice containers and supported on a pedestal foot, all decorated with panels of flower sprays between borders of iron-red spirals and underglaze blue lines (cover broken and repaired, edges fritted)--4 7/8in. (12.3cm.) wide