Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
Small Chinese Imari spice octagonal box and cover, 18th century, the sides of the body and lid decorated alternately with flowers, grasses and foliage or diaper patterns in iron-red, the shallow domed cover with a central panel containing peony heads and pomegranate against a ground of meandering foliage in underglaze cobalt blue and surmounted by a gilded bud-shaped finial, the interior divided into four compartments.
Dimensions:
Diameter: 10.6cm. (4 1/4 in.)
Condition:
Minute frits, small chip to cover
Guest & Gray 58 Davies StreetLondonW1K 5LP