Lot Essay
These fanciful boxes were also sometimes made as peaches. See Christie's New York, 20 January 1995, lot 118
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CIRCA 1780
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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE POMEGRANATE BOXES AND COVERS
Circa 1780
Each fruit painted on its lower section wtih Chinese landscapes, its crown and a short stem at its bottom enriched in gilt, the upper section with a Fitzhugh-type border, the arched stem-form knop growing three large molded pomegranates
6½in. (16.5cm.) long (2)
Circa 1780
Each fruit painted on its lower section wtih Chinese landscapes, its crown and a short stem at its bottom enriched in gilt, the upper section with a Fitzhugh-type border, the arched stem-form knop growing three large molded pomegranates
6½in. (16.5cm.) long (2)