Various Chinese Items
Lot: 553
Comprising: a metal box with a scene of a brewing tea kettle and food pot on the lid, the exterior hammered in a floral pattern an apple-form cloisonn trinket box, enameled with a white and blueish lotus flower surrounded by golden clouds on a navy blue ground, the interior containing a candle with a subtle powdery scent a metal teapot covered in a muted green body with a teardrop shaped pendant of a dragon, painted with two dragons chasing a pearl on a blue ground at the shoulder rim, the lid with a small horse statue three carved snuff bottles, one of red and cream color carved with flowers on a rotund body atop a patterned background, second a cinnabar baluster form bottle, carved with figures lounging in a courtyard, both bottles with a four-character Qianlong mark, third is a turquoise bottle carved with a dragon and phoenix amongst flames and clouds, with a miniature frog sitting on the lid four fabric crescent-shaped pouches of various colors and patterns.
Approximate dimensions of box: 5 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches (13.6 x 12 cm).
Condition: Teapot missing a leg. Ask the Asian Art Department for more information.