A Chinese jade and enamelled silver pagoda-shaped box and cover with coral and turquoise inlay Late Qing dynasty/Republic period The box formed of a grey jade cylinder mounted in enamelled silver over a green jade bangle, standing on tripod animal-mask feet surmounted by a fenced balcony, the box lined in plain silver and with filigree floral decoration centred around a coral cabochon surrounded by florettes of turquoise and coral petals, the cover formed as a blue and green pagoda roof with dragon terminals and grey jade finial,27cm high. 晚清/民國 玉及銀胎琺瑯嵌寶三足寶塔式蓋盒

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