A PARCEL-GILT BRONZE OVAL-SHAPED BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 17TH / 18TH CENTURY

of oval section with straight, the hinged cover and the base inset in the Sawasa style with elaborately carved and gilt copper plaques depicting verdant landscapes within a border of trefoils, all surrounded by a dark bronze patinated border interrupted by four barbed panels enclosing composite floral sprays