BOITE COUVERTE EN BRONZE DORE ET EMAUX CLOISONNES

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XIXEME SIECLE

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BOITE COUVERTE EN BRONZE DORE ET EMAUX CLOISONNES
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XIXEME SIECLE
De forme hexagonale, le couvercle orné de grenades, pêches et citrus, la bordure rehaussée d'une frise de ruyi, les côtés divisés en panneaux agrémentés de chauve-souris, pêches et fleurs
Largeur: 9,3 cm. (3 5/8 in.)

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A GILT-BRONZE AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL HEXAGONAL BOX AND COVER
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

The three fruits symbolize either Immortality (peach), Prosperity (pomegranate) or Wealth (citrus). Combined together with the addition of two bats, they convey auspicious wishes for Happiness and Longevity. They are commonly named 'The Three Abundances'.

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