Lot 16
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BAMBOO-VENEER 'PEONY' BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 640
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
Description
清 竹黃嵌壽山石雕海棠如意形蓋盒
of ruyi form, supported on a short straight foot, the flat top finely carved with a cartouche enclosing a meandering sprig of soapstone-inlaid peonies surrounded by a key-fret border, the straight sides carved with square and hexagonal pattern incised with starburst, the patinated bamboo of a warm honey-brown colour
Dimensions
8.8cm wide
Footnote
Provenance: formerly in a private English collection, acquired from Sotheby's London, 18 May 2018, lot 312