An unusual cricket cage and cover seal mark of Qianlong

of slender hexagonal form, the sides pierced with panels of dragons and foliate scrolls between bands of bats in low relief picked out in brown and gilding, reserved on a similated wood grain ground, the convex base on bracket feet and the cover pierced with a central shou medallion, the turquoise glazed base inscribed in iron-red with a four-character mark, wood box

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17 cm high

• Lot Sold $7,000 (Hammer Price)
• $8,540 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Condition Report

The sepia slightly rubbed at each outer corner of the mouth rim and the glaze thinning over part of the upper rim surface. Otherwise generally good condition