RARE GILT-METAL ENAMELLED PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX AND HINGED COVER
GUANGZHOU WORKSHOPS, 19TH CENTURY
£3,272
Auction: 31 May 2016 at 19:00 BST
Description
the cover painted finely in a central circular panel with a Chinese immortal seated holding a peach in a garden, flanked by engraved floral sprigs, the front and back sides each engraved with a spray of flowers surrounded by hexagrams, all on a translucent blue enamel ground, the base compartment opening to reveal an abacus with blue glass beads
Dimensions
9.6cm long, 7.3cm wide, 5.2cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
Private Scottish Collection.