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Specialty Auctions | October 22, 2020

Thu, Oct 22, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 51

Chinese Carved and Inlaid Box

Estimate: $600 - $900

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Qing dynasty, hinged lid, brass escutcheon with engraved floral decoration, top with relief carvedÿqilin and phoenix decoration and inlaid geometric design, sides with carved and inlaidÿbagua decoration, 6-1/4 x 10-1/4 in. - Provenance: Private Collection, Gloucester, Virginia

Condition

scattered surface scratches, surface dirt layer and accretion, some losses and restorations throughout, back side with large loss and area of infill, possible repair to bottom (glue residue visible at edges)
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