A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER
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A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER

MING DYNASTY, 14TH/15TH CENTURY

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A RARE CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER
MING DYNASTY, 14TH/15TH CENTURY
The cover delicately carved with an idyllic garden scene depicting two scholars in a pavilion and a further scholar and his attendant crossing a bridge, all surrounded by rockwork and beneath a large gnarled pine tree, the sloping sides each with a cartouche enclosing peony and other floral sprays, the box with the sides carved with similar cartouches and supported on a short foot with key-fret design, the interior and the base covered in black lacquer
13 5/8 in. (34.5 cm.) wide
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VAT rate of 17.5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium
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Please note that due to a printing error the plus symbol on this lot should be a dagger, indicating that VAT at 17.5 is payable on the hammer and buyer's premium.

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