Boîte couverte en bronze doré et jade Dynastie Qing, époque Qianlong

de forme ovale, le couvercle composé d'une plaque ajourée en jade sculpté d'un phénix parmi  des fleurs dans leur feuillage, sertie d'un rang de pierres en verre coloré rouge, la boîte à décor finement gravée de fleurs et rinceaux, la base et le fond du compartiment reprenant le même décor (3)

Acquired in China in the early 1900s.
Thence in the family by descent.

The box in very good overall condition. There are two small holes to the surface of the design on the base (ca. 0,2 and 0,1cm wide) and a ca. 3 and 2cm long V-shaped scratch to the interior base on the lower compartment. The gilding is very rich in tone, the chased design very fine. There is some very minor wear to the gilding along the edges of the rim compartments. The jade plaque is finely carved with some tiny frits to the sharp edges of the design. The colour of the stone is of a slightly darker tone than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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