A large red lacquer 'dragon' box and cover
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A large red lacquer 'dragon' box and cover

QIANLONG

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A large red lacquer 'dragon' box and cover
Qianlong
The circular cover finely carved with a fierce full-face dragon writhing around a flaming pearl above four similar dragons in mutual pursuit around the sides, four further dragons around the body looking up at the others amidst firing cloud swirls, between keyfret-pattern borders around the rims, all reserved on a wave-pattern ground, the interior and base black, minor restoration and crackling to the interior
35 cm. diam.
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Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

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