A SMALL CLOISONNE ENAMEL BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

of oval form with straight sides, the oval top and contour finely decorated with undulating leafy orchids in turquoise-blue and green enamels reserved on a cobalt-blue ground within gold borders, the interior divided by an 'S'-shaped central partition, the base applied with gold

There are some wear to the gilding and minor nicks along the edges of the cover and the base but otherwise the box is in very good condition.
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For examples of miniature containers made in cloisonné enamel, see a circular box and cover illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, pl. 84; another with a lotus decoration included in Helmut Brinker and A. Lutz, Chinese Cloisonne. The Pierre Uldry Collection, New York, 1989, pl. 207, which is attributed to the 17th century; and a third example of leaf-form sold at Christie's London, 7th November 2006, lot 113.