A small carved cinnabar lacquer 'phoenix' box and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th / 19th century | 清十八 / 十九世紀 剔紅鳳凰紋蓋盒 及 剔紅小蓋盒 一組兩件

Compare a similar box depicting mandarin duck amidst lotuses, from the collection of Edward T. Chow (1910-1980), included in the Exhibition of One Man's Taste, Treasures from the Lakeside Pavilion at the Galleries of the Baur Collection, Geneva 1988-9, cat. no. L.12; and a larger box depicting cranes from the collection of Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967), sold at Christie's New York, 20th September 2005, lot 105.