A CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER, QIANLONG PERIOD
China, 1736-1795. Of circular form, supported on a short, slightly spreading foot and surmounted by a domed cover. Finely decorated in bright enamels to the cover with a central stylized flowerhead encircled by lotus blossoms borne on leafy scrolling vines, and to the box with further lotus scroll above a band of circles, all against a turquoise ground, encircled by a red-ground ruyi-head border above and below the gilt rims.


Provenance
: London trade.

Condition
: Good condition with minor wear and firing irregularities, including expected pitting, some with associated old fills, as well as minor flaking and small losses to enamels and occasional light scratches.

Weight: 232.1 g
Dimensions: Diameter 8 cm


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams London, 12 May 2014, lot 554
Price: GBP 4,375 or approx.
EUR 7,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A cloisonné enamel circular box and cover, Qianlong
Expert remark: Compare the related form (albeit less compressed than the present lot) and the closely related decoration, with similar central flowerhead and lotus scroll, and size (7.6 cm).




乾隆掐絲琺瑯圓蓋盒


中國，1736-1795 年。 呈圓形，子母口，圈足，圓頂蓋。以明亮的琺瑯精美裝飾，松石綠地，纏枝蓮紋。邊沿各有一周如意紋。盒内松石綠地。


來源：
倫敦古玩交易。

品相：
狀況良好，有輕微磨損和燒製不規則，一些小修，以及輕微剝落和琺瑯的小缺損，以及局部輕微劃痕。

重量：232.1 克
尺寸：直徑8 厘米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦邦翰斯，2014年5月12日，lot 554
價格：GBP 4,375（相當於今日
EUR 7,500
）
描述：乾隆銅胎掐絲琺瑯圓蓋盒
專家評論：比較相近的外形、非常相近裝飾，具有相似的中央花卉和蓮花卷紋，以及尺寸(7.6厘米)。