A CHINESE PAINTED ENAMEL FAMILLE ROSE OBLONG OCTAGONAL BOX
A CHINESE PAINTED ENAMEL FAMILLE ROSE OBLONG OCTAGONAL BOX

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

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A CHINESE PAINTED ENAMEL FAMILLE ROSE OBLONG OCTAGONAL BOX
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Finely enamelled to the exterior with two main cartouches enclosing birds perched on flowering branches and two further smaller cartouches with butterflies amongst chrsyanthemums, all on a dense yellow ground decorated with scrolling lotus heads and leafy tendrils interspersed by bat motifs, the interior enamelled turquoise and the base enamelled white
6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm.) long
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 17 November 1980, Lot 53.

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