LARGE ANTIQUE SILVER & ENAMEL OPIUM BOX
$1,450.00Price
•Gorgeous Antique Solid Silver Opium Box with Enamel enhancements
•Cylinder shape, unusual large size, walls adorned with incised work & very fine torsade motifs appliqué
•The torsade designs are filled with enamel of turquoise blue, mustard, prune and white colour an represent a vase of flowers and offerings
•The deep incised work are two rows of Chinese calligraphy in green and prune tones
•Another section depicts 2 Chinese characters framed in the same very fine torsade appliqué in brown tones
•Large “One Dollar 1912” Chinese coin with portrait of a Roman standing figure on cover top
•Chinese Seal signed on base
•Height : 5.3cm ; Diameter : 3.9cm
•From the Golden Triangle, early XXth century