PLEASE NOTE HIS LOT IS NOW TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE. A CHINESE CINNABAR LACQUER OCTAGONAL BOX AND COVER

QIANLONG 1736-95

The cover carved with a double gourd and an iron crutch emerging from breaking waves, amongst five flying bats, enclosed by a key fret border, the sides decorated with a diaper ground, the interior and base lacquered black, 15.2cm. (2)

Provenance: an English private collection, Surrey, UK; sold on behalf of Parkinson's UK.