A rare Chinese imperial filigree, gilt and polychrome enamelled silver lidded box inlaid with precious stones, Qianlong

Dim.: 25 x 15,5 x 11 cm

Condition: (UV-checked)
- Generally in very good condition, with some normal wear to the gilding.
- Lacking some inlaid demi-precious stones.

品相：（已用紫外线光检查）
- 整体品相非常良好，鎏金正常磨损。
- 镶嵌的宝石多处遗失。

 Ref.:
- Sotheby's, Hong Kong, Nov. 25, 2013, lot 16, for a related snuff bottle. (sold HKD 187.500) (link)
- Bonhams, London, May 17, 2012, lot 124, for a related snuff box was taken by General John Hart Dunne from the Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. The provenance from the Summer Palace is particularly interesting in this respect, since it suggests that such boxes were not made solely for export but were also appreciated in Imperial China. (link)
- Two related silver filigree boxes from the Main Hermitage Collection in St Petersburg were included in the exhibition Treasures of Catherine the Great, held at Somerset House, London, 2001-2001, Catalogue, no.364.
- A somewhat related reticulated basket is with Pushkin Antiques, London. (link)

Provenance:
- A Belgian private collection of repute.