Lot 94
GROUP OF SIX COSMETIC BOXES AND COVERS
QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH TO EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Auction: Asian Works of Art | Day 1
Estimate: £300 - £500
Description
清 泰星號沉船出水蓋盒（共六件）
comprising: four circular boxes covered in bluish white qingbai glaze, including two large ones decorated with peony flowers, two smaller boxes with a squirrel seated on a leaf; and two blue and white boxes, the larger one freely painted with an orchid, the small one with a stylised drawing
Dimensions
diameters: 5.6cm to
Provenance
Provenance: From the 1822 Tek Sing shipwreck that was discovered by Michael Hatcher in 1999; four out of the six boxes have 'Nagel Auctions, Tek Sing Treasures' label on the base