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Lot Essay
The present box and cover would have been a luxury item even at the time when it was made, and the superior quality may suggest an imperial connection or attribution. Boxes of this type were often fashioned from more common materials such as lacquer, as can be seen on a box of identical shape in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 2006, p. 234, no. 176.
Lavishly decorated and enameled wares such as this were often made in Guangzhou as tribute. See Tributes From Guangdong to the Qing Court, Hong Kong 1987, no. 56 (gold and silver foil-decorated basin), and 49 (enamel box and cover with interior trays), both of which are dated to the Qianlong period.
Lavishly decorated and enameled wares such as this were often made in Guangzhou as tribute. See Tributes From Guangdong to the Qing Court, Hong Kong 1987, no. 56 (gold and silver foil-decorated basin), and 49 (enamel box and cover with interior trays), both of which are dated to the Qianlong period.