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A ROCK CRYSTAL 'DUCKS AND LOTUS' BOX AND COVER
Liao Dynasty
The ovoid body supported on a slightly flared ring foot, carved with two layers of upward lotus petals, corresponding to two downward bands of lotus petals radiating from the top of the cover surmounted by a finial in the form of a pair of entwined ducks.
8cm (3 1/8in) long
Footnotes:
遼 鴛鴦臥蓮水晶蓋盒
Provenance: Christie's London, 9 November 2007, lot 274.
Liao Dynasty
The ovoid body supported on a slightly flared ring foot, carved with two layers of upward lotus petals, corresponding to two downward bands of lotus petals radiating from the top of the cover surmounted by a finial in the form of a pair of entwined ducks.
8cm (3 1/8in) long
Footnotes:
遼 鴛鴦臥蓮水晶蓋盒
Provenance: Christie's London, 9 November 2007, lot 274.
Condition
Some impact cracks to the cover with some developing into a missing section approx. 1.8×0.8 cm; minor nibbling to the extremities; some chips and nicks to the rims, the largest approx. 0.8cm long to the mouth rim of the body; two small drilled holes to the foot.
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A ROCK CRYSTAL 'DUCKS AND LOTUS' BOX AND COVER Liao Dynasty
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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£650
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