A rare pair of painted enamel and repousse decorated boxes and covers Qing dynasty

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, BRISBANE

each of oval quatre-lobed form with shallow rounded sides supported on a short straight foot, the domed cover painted in bright enamels with a pair of song birds in flight and perched on ornamental rockwork among flowering peonies, and a gnarled pine tree growing to one side, all within a repousse frieze of flowers and foliage reserved on a bright blue enamel ground around the sides, the base and interior in white, the copper showing traces of gilding, wood stands
(6)
25.5 cm wide

• Lot Sold $16,000 (Hammer Price)
• $19,520 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

The Ross Gordon Collection
Private Collection, Queensland, acquired from the above on 19 March 1978

Compare with a repousse decorated blue enamel multi-lobed box and cover in the V&A Museum, illustrated by Sir Harry Garner, Chinese and Japanese Cloisonne Enamels, pl. 78 and described p. 93

Condition Report

The gilding worn on the repousse decoration. Otherwise generally good condition.

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CONTACT INFORMATION +

Specialists
	Guy Cairnduff Head Arts & Design Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff		Geoffrey Smith Chairman Australian & International Art Melbourne  |  Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith
	Ann Roberts Specialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & Design Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts		Anthony Hurl Specialist Consultant Arts & Design Adelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hur
	Brett Ballard Senior Specialist Australian & International Art Sydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard		Fiona Hayward Senior Specialist Australian & International Art Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward