748 - CHINA

CHINA Title: A Large Box with Jade and Cloisonné. Date: Republican era. 20th c. Material: Silver with inner-gilding. Coloured cloisonné decoration. Jade, turquoise, coral. Weight ca. 1370g. Measurement: Height 10.5cm, ⌀ 22 cm. Description: A large jade medallion featuring Chinese characters and a butterfly is set on the top of the slip-on lid. Large, relief-carved phoenixes are set along the rim. The rims of the lid and the box are set with coral- and turquoise-coloured stones, set amongst archaic animal motifs against a continuous meander border. Condition: Base has a few dents. Please note that this item has been made using materials from endangered species. In accordance with CITES regulations, this item cannot be exported from the EU Provenance: - Private collection Hesse Estimated shipping costs for this lot: Inland: 30.25 Euro plus 5.75 Euro VAT EU: 46.22 Euro plus 8.78 Euro VAT Third country: 92.44 Euro plus 17.56 Euro VAT additional shipping insurance Shipping insurance up to total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: max. 41.65 Euro over a total invoice amount of 25,000 Euros: 1.8 o/oo USA by individual arrangement after the auction. #China #Asian Art - Chinese Applied Arts. Please note that this object is made of materials, for whose export into countries outside the EU contract area a permission due to Cites regulations is necessary. We point out that such a permission is usually not given.