A FINELY ENGRAVED SMALL SILVER 'MANDARIN DUCK' BOX AND COVER TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) Both sides of the convex box are chased with a pair of confronted mandarin ducks enclosed by leafy, foliate scroll, and the upright sides with further foliate scroll, all on a ring-punched ground. 1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) diam.; weight 37 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK94. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 42.
A FINELY ENGRAVED SMALL SILVER 'MANDARIN DUCK' BOX AND COVER TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907) Both sides of the convex box are chased with a pair of confronted mandarin ducks enclosed by leafy, foliate scroll, and the upright sides with further foliate scroll, all on a ring-punched ground. 1 ¾ in. (4.4 cm.) diam.; weight 37 g Provenance Dr. Johan Carl Kempe (1884-1967) Collection, Sweden, before 1953, no. CK94. Sotheby's London, Masterpieces of Chinese Precious Metalwork. Early Gold and Silver, 14 May 2008, lot 42.
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