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Faux book box decorated with gilded bindings 15 x 15 x 14 cm * Placing a bid is tantamount to accepting our conditions of sale, so please refer to them for shipping information

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Faux book box decorated with gilded bindings 15 x 15 x 14 cm * Placing a bid is tantamount to accepting our conditions of sale, so please refer to them for shipping information

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[READING ACCESSORIES] Two faux books; one red imitation leather, faux ribbed spine decorated with gilt, half blue chagrin, smooth spine. Upper edge of the first book split, good condition.

Estim. 60 - 80 EUR

Book Box. Bound in 17th-century cold-stamped sow skin with clasps, repackaged in box.

Starting price 100 EUR

Box book in a volume of Codicis theodosiani. Lugduni, Guliel. Rouillium, 1566. Bound in 18th-century full marbled calf, boards with coat of arms in rich gilt framing, 6-ribbed spine. (soiling, wear with small leather chips, jaws partly split, some restorations). Expert : Nicolas Asvisio

Estim. 1 500 - 3 000 EUR

A RARE FAUX-BOIS-DECORATED AND ENAMELED ‘QUAILS’ BOX AND COVER, REPUBLIC PERIOD A RARE FAUX-BOIS-DECORATED AND ENAMELED ‘QUAILS’ BOX AND COVER, REPUBLIC PERIOD China, first half of the 20 th century. Of domed circular form, the cover finely enameled with a pair of quails sitting on a craggy rock amid lotus blossoms and millet crops within a gilt border. The panel encircled by a neatly executed abstract faux bois design which is continued to the box and the base. The recessed base with an apocryphal gilt seal mark Qianlong nianzhi. Provenance: A private estate in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Skinner Boston, 1 December 2011, lot 461. A European private collection, acquired from the above. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and firing irregularities. Weight: 1,085 g Dimensions: Diameter 17 cm Auction result comparison: Type: Related through the Faux Bois décor Auction: Christie’s New York, 18 March 2016, lot 1655 Price: USD 15,000 or approx. EUR 18,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A pair of famille rose and faux bois dishes, Republic period Expert remark: Compare the related faux bois decoration, encircling the main panels as in the present lot, albeit with smaller borders.

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