Two Jade and Hardstone Filigree and Enameled Jewelry Boxes
Sale 785 - Chinese and Southeast Asian Works of Art
Sep 24, 2020
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$800 -
$1,200
Sold for $1,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Two Jade and Hardstone Filigree and Enameled Jewelry Boxes
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
清晚期 累絲琺瑯嵌玉蓋盒兩件
the first a rectangular example, the cover inset with an apple green and pale celadon jadeite 'fruit' pendant, surrounded by enameled floral scrolls, the sides decorated with similar floral motif; the second a cylindrical example with the top inset with an oval celadon jade 'Bat and Shou' plaque, the sides decorated with hardstone and glass insets and enameled lotus.
the first a rectangular example, the cover inset with an apple green and pale celadon jadeite 'fruit' pendant, surrounded by enameled floral scrolls, the sides decorated with similar floral motif; the second a cylindrical example with the top inset with an oval celadon jade 'Bat and Shou' plaque, the sides decorated with hardstone and glass insets and enameled lotus.
Height of taller 4 1/4 in., 10.8 cm.
Property from a Private Chicago Estate
Condition Report
Each presenting in good stable condition, showing some tarnishing and bumping. The plaque inset to the rectangular example with some fissures, soiling and light chipping to the oval example.
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