Ref: W877
Archive item - not for sale
Chinese famille verte circular box and cover, Kangxi (1662-1722), the domed cover decorated in enamels with a flower basket containing blossoming lotus, chrysanthemum and peony, the rim of the lid and side of the base each with four cartouches containing birds perching on flowers, against alternating grounds of floral cell and diaper, both with single flower heads in yellow and purple, the base with apocryphal Chenghua mark within a double blue circle.
Dimensions:
Diameter: 13.5cm. (5 3/8in.)
Condition:
Cover with rim chip and faint related hairline, glaze flaw and hairlines to interior, box with grazed chips to interior rim
Provenance:
The A. C. Beeling company was founded in 1886 by A. C. Beeling, son of Johannes Beeling, a master silversmith who had been trading in silver since 1864; the current A.C. Beeling is his grandson. His father expanded the business, which at first mostly dealt with clocks and watches, with silver, furniture, china and more (see De Telegraaf, 1993). The company received a Royal Warrant of Appointment in 1939 (see Leeuwarder 1939 for more details).
