CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL 'LOTUS' BOX AND COVER
JIAJING MARK BUT LATER
£580
Auction: 15 March 2023 at 10:00 GMT
Description
嘉靖款 銅胎掐絲琺瑯纏枝蓮紋蓋盒
of circular form with straight sides, the cover delicately enamelled with lotuses in tendrils, all against a light blue turquoise ground, the sides of the cover and the box similarly decorated with continuous flower heads respectively against dark blue and light blue grounds, the base covered in gilt and carved with a six-character Jiajing mark in one line
Dimensions
10.3cm diameter
Provenance
Provenance: Private London collection; formerly in a property from an X-ray professor's collection, Seal Beach, California, who originally purchased it from Pasadena Antique Center.