2 Chinese Bronze & Copper Traveling Ink Boxes
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Description
2 Chinese Bronze & Copper Traveling Ink Boxes, each missing a stone surface to inside cover for grinding the inkstick; the first is oval with 2 holes base & cover, for suspension in one end, the cover with a design of calligraphy and orchids; together with a rectangular box with the cover molded with bamboo and with a seal to base. Width of rectangular box 3 3/4 inches (9.5 cm.). PROVENANCE: Private collection, New York.
Condition
Both with age related wear, minor dents & scratches, the rectangular box & cover polished. NOTE: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eddie's Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. We do not carry out in-depth research of the sort carried out by professional historians and scholars, and any statements made by us orally or in writing about any lot concerning attribution to an artist, provenance, period, materials, origin, history, or dates represent an opinion of Eddie's Auction and are not to be relied on as a statement of fact. Such opinions serve for informative purposes only and do not constitute historic or academic scholarship on the works and do not aim to substitute or contradict any such scholarship.
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2 Chinese Bronze & Copper Traveling Ink Boxes
Estimate $200 - $300
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