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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A RARE 'JEWEL'-EMBELLISHED GILT-BRONZE 'GUANGZHOU TRIBUTE' PEACH-FORM BOX AND COVER
38TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A RARE 'JEWEL'-EMBELLISHED GILT-BRONZE 'GUANGZHOU TRIBUTE' PEACH-FORM BOX AND COVER
38TH/19TH CENTURY
Formed as a large peach borne on a gnarled stem, the center of the hinged cover with a shou roundel inlaid in glass, encircled by glass 'jewels' and champlevé enamel appliques of bats and floral scroll, all reserved on a filigree ground, with similar floral scroll and filigree on the narrow sides, the interior and base of the box richly gilded
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) long
38TH/19TH CENTURY
Formed as a large peach borne on a gnarled stem, the center of the hinged cover with a shou roundel inlaid in glass, encircled by glass 'jewels' and champlevé enamel appliques of bats and floral scroll, all reserved on a filigree ground, with similar floral scroll and filigree on the narrow sides, the interior and base of the box richly gilded
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired in London in the 1970s.
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