CHINESE QIANGJIN AND TIANQI LACQUER 'DRAGON AND PHOENIX' RECTANGULAR BOX AND COVER
QING DYANSTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
£882
Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
Description
清 戧金填漆龍鳳紋長方蓋盒
the hinged cover decorated with beribboned auspicious emblems in a shaped cartouche, front with a phoenix and dragon to each side amidst dense scrolling foliage all within keyfret border, set with bronze lock plate to the front, and a pair of hinges to the rear and drop handles to either sides
Dimensions
42cm wide x 21cm high x 26cm deep
Footnote
Compare to a rectangular Qiangjin and Tianqi ‘phoenix’ box and cover, 17th/18th century, offered at Sotheby's London, 08 November 2017, lot 97