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A CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- 16 cm, 6 1/4 in.
the cover and everted rim carved with a stylised design of alternating lotus and peaches between bats in flight, the box further decorated with a band of lotus pattern, with a pale celadon jade finial, the interior and base lacquered black
Condition
The box and cover are in general good condition, there is some re-lacquering to the inner rim of the cover, inner rim of the box and around the exterior of the box. The cover with some minor losses to the carvings, and some minor chips and cracks to the interior. The box with some minor cracks, nicks to the extremities, and two shallow dents to the underside of the exterior. The jade finial with some natural inclusions in the stone.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Related boxes include one in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, included in the Museum’s exhibition Masterpieces of Chinese Carved Lacquer Ware in the National Palace Museum, 1972, cat. no. 43; another in the Sanxi Tang (Studio of the Three Rarities) of Yangxin Dian (Hall of Mental Cultivation), illustrated in Gerald Holzwarth, ‘The Qianlong Emperor as Art Patron and the Formation of the Collections of the Palace Museum, Beijing’, China. The Three Emperors. 1662-1795, London, 2005, p. 44, fig. 15; and a third example, published in Qingdai gongting shenghuo/Life in the Forbidden City, Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 127.