6th May, 2026 11:00
Live Sale: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art 2026
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A CHINESE JADE INSET BURR WOOD BOX AND COVER, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the rectangular box inset to the cover with a pale celadon jade roundel carved and pierced with Shuang Xi (Double Happiness) characters encircled by dragons and a bat, 27.5 by 21 by 7cm.
Footnote: the Shuang Xi jade plaque may indicate that the box was for a wedding gift.
一件中国嵌玉瘿木盖盒，清代十九世纪
the rectangular box inset to the cover with a pale celadon jade roundel carved and pierced with Shuang Xi (Double Happiness) characters encircled by dragons and a bat, 27.5 by 21 by 7cm.
Footnote: the Shuang Xi jade plaque may indicate that the box was for a wedding gift.
Auction: Live Sale: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art 2026, 6th May, 2026
Highlights of Olympia Auctions' Chinese and Japanese works of art sale include an Imperially inscribed jade mountain from an Italian Noble family, a superb cloisonne enamel 'Egret' vase by the studio of Namikawa Sosuke from the property of an English Gentleman and a private Scottish Collection of Chinese works of art including bamboo carvings and jades. Other British private collections include Chinese snuff bottles predominantly collected in the first half of the 20th Century, and a collection of Japanese Satsuma ceramics including a large and impressive koro and cover.
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