A PAIR OF AGATE CIRCULAR 'LOTUS' BOXES AND COVERS QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

each with a domed cover carved in low relief with overlapping rows of stylized lotus centered by a delicate bud-form knop, the fitted box with two further rows of petals all raised on a low foot, the stone of translucent pale amber-brown color with characteristic russet and milky-white rivering, wood stands (4)

English Private Collection.