06-02-201106-03-2011
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2549BBoston
June 2, 2011 06:00 PMCalender
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Lacquered Box with Six Archer's Rings

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$10,665$9,000
Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2549BLocation: BostonDate / Time: June 03, 2011 9:00AM

Description:

Lacquered Box with Six Archer's Rings, China, 19th century, the prunus flower-shaped cover finely carved with a peach, Buddhist hand citron, and lotus sprays in planters, with peony and scroll border, enclosing three gray-white jade, one lapis lazuli, one jadeite, and one lavender and gray jade archer's rings, Qianlong mark to the base, dia. of box 5 3/4, ring dia. to 1 3/8 in.
Estimate $500-700

size 22 - 23. Rings are 19th century.
untested for color

Keywords

China, gray jade archer