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A PAIR OF PORCELAIN BOXES AND COVERS SHAPED AS DUCKS OR GEESE Europe, Kangxi style, 20th century. H: 25,4 cm IMPORTANT NOTICE: This lot is under temporary importation. An extra VAT will be applied to the final invoice. The rate will depend on the final country of destination. The sole buyers based in Ireland will be subject to an extra 13,5% VAT. Please contact our office ([email protected]) for further information.

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A PAIR OF PORCELAIN BOXES AND COVERS SHAPED AS DUCKS OR GEESE Europe, Kangxi style, 20th century. H: 25,4 cm IMPORTANT NOTICE: This lot is under temporary importation. An extra VAT will be applied to the final invoice. The rate will depend on the final country of destination. The sole buyers based in Ireland will be subject to an extra 13,5% VAT. Please contact our office ([email protected]) for further information.

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Estim. 1 500 - 2 500 EUR

A RARE PAINTED IMPERIAL ENAMEL BATS AND FLOWER SEAL-PASTE BOX AND COVER China, blue enamel Qianlong four-character mark and of the period D. 7,3 cm Of circular form, delicately painted with a fine flower and bat design covering the exterior of the box and cover with a multitude of flowers including peony, rose and chrysanthemum shades of pink, blue, yellow, white and purple enamels, the interior enamelled in a light turquoise and the underside enamelled white with a blue enamel four-character mark. The design is most associated with the Qianlong period, and it is during this reign that we see some of the finest examples of the pattern. The complex but delicate pattern was particularly suited to relatively small wares and can define a distinct group of porcelains, painted enamels such as the present seal paste box, and 'miniature' pieces such as snuff bottles. Max Müller (1867-1960), German Consul in Hankow, collected in China between 1905 and 1912. By descent to his daughter Irmgard Müller-Doertenbach (1909-2011) The technique of enamelling on metal was originally introduced to the Chinese craftsmen in the Guangzhou area by French Jesuit missionaries in 1684 following the lifting of restrictions at ports. Being a port city, these artisans were the first to be exposed to wares from Europe and developed the skills in creating such wares. Enamoured by the range of vivid and pastel tones of the imported and tributary wares, the Kangxi Emperor recruited enamel artisans from Guangzhou and Jesuit missionaries to work in the Palace and advance the proficiency of the Enamel Workshop. A circular box on white ground with flowers and a central flower on the cover is illustrated ‚Radiant Luminance: The Painted Enamelware of the Qing Imperial Court‘, National Palace Museum, Taipei, 2012, no. 141, p. 191. A chrysanthemum shaped box, from the Qing Court collection and still in Beijing, is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Metal-bodied Enamel Ware, Hong Kong, 2002, pl. 209, together with its Kangxi prototype, pl. 183. See also a pair of boxes sold at Christie’s Hongkong, 29.5.2007, lot 1641. Compare a yellow-ground Qianlong box and cover on stan with similar decoration in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, illustrated in Enamel Ware in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Taipei, 1999, pl. 125. And another similar box is published ‚The Arts of the Ch’ing Dynasty‘, an exhibition organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Oriental Ceramic Society‘, 26.5. - 2.7. 1964, London, pl. 112, no. 345 - Few small restored flakes to enamels

Estim. 5 000 - 7 000 EUR

PAIR OF PORCELAIN COVERED BOXES GREEN FAMILY AND GOLD DECORATION, China, late Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911) Square-shaped, the lid decorated with five dragons among clouds, three of them holding sacred pearls, each side of the box adorned with two dragons above tumultuous waves; one is slightly damaged. Dimensions: 4.8 × 9.7 × 9.7 cm (1 ½ × 3 ½ × 3 ½ in.) A pair of gold decorated famille verte porcelain boxes and covers, China, late Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911) 清晚期绿彩云龙戏珠方盒一对

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