Lot 51
EXPORT SILVER FILIGREE BOX WITH RUSSIAN MOUNTS
QING DYNASTY, CIRCA 1780
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 15 May 2019 at 17:00 BST
£1,125
Description
the rectangular box with a network of silver filigree attached to the exterior of the hinged lid and sides, the filigree depicting various patterns including petals, quatrefoils, spirals and fish-scales, the sides decorated with four butterflies, the lid applied with Russian hardstone-set yellow metal mounts
Dimensions
7.5cm wide
Footnote
Note:
Two similar silver filigree boxes can be found in the collection of Catherine the Great, now housed in the State Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg. See Catherine Phillips: Treasures of Catherine the Great, p. 218.