$49,200
Cloisonne Ice Chest, China, possibly Qianlong period, square with tapering sides, decorated all over with a variety of auspicious flora and fauna against a sky blue ground in three sections divided by two metal bands of engraved lotus scrolls, the banded metal rims of both cover and chest decorated with trellis designs, a pair of upturned ruyi -head handles on each of the midsections of two sides, the two-part hinged cover with two openwork coin designs to one side designed to release cool air, the pewter-lined interior with a two-part hinged cover and a wooden insert on the bottom, ht. 19 3/4, wd. and dp. 28 1/2 in. Provenance: A private Palm Beach, Florida, estate. Note: For a similar example see Christie's New York, Sale 1459, The Ruxton and Audrey B. Love Collection, Lot 601, October 20, 2004.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-03-19