YONGZHENG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)

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A RARE GILT-COPPER DOUBLE-LOZENGE SHAPED BOX AND COVER
YONGZHENG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1723-1735)
The box and cover are cast as double intersecting lonzenges. The sides of the box are finely incised with lotus blooms enclosed within a border formed by intertwining archaistic dragons. The cover is decorated with two pairs of archaistic dragons grasping ruyi-sprays below a finial in the form of two mythical beasts.
4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm.) long

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Lot Essay

It is rare to find a double-lozenge shaped box and cover in gilt-copper, and even rarer with a Yongzheng mark. Compare to a gilt-copper double-lozenge shaped vase, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2022, lot 3068.

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