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Enamelled silver opium box with niello inlays Late
Enamelled silver opium box with niello inlays Late
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984
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Enamelled silver opium box with niello inlays Late 19th century
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Enamelled silver opium box with niello inlays Late
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BATEA : 973
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box
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metal; silver; box; landscape; Qing; opium; niello; enamel; drug; China; inlay; mark; figure;
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A small cylindrical silver opium box. The top of the cover has an inset low relief design of three figures in a domestic interior setting painted in coloured enamels principally turquoise and royal blue. The lower half has a wide band of Chinese motifs on black niello ground between two narrow key fret bands also on black enamel ground. The base has a three character mark of 'bao zhen ju'.
Description material
silver
Description condition
good
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turquoise and royal blue
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4.3 cm
Description diameter
4.2 cm
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late 19th century
Production period
Qing
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China
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