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Asian Art Auction

Thu, Jan 13, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 247

Chinese Leather and Gilt Decorated Box

Estimate: $100 - $300

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Qing dynasty, of rectangular form, having gilt metal mounts, depicting figures amongst temples and in boats, 4-1/4 x 10-3/4 x 5-3/4 in.

Provenance: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, Lot 24; Estate of Virginia B. Story, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina

Note: Exhibited at the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina from November 3-22, 1980, from the North Carolina China Council, accession #TL 186.80

Condition

cracking and losses leather, particularly to corners/edges, large crack to base approx. 5-1/4 in., lacking two nails to one hinge

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