A ‘BLUE AND WHITE’ BOX AND COVER WITH GILT METAL MOUNT

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A ‘BLUE AND WHITE’ BOX AND COVER WITH GILT METAL MOUNT
the box Qing dynasty, Kangxi period, early 18th century; the mount probably French, late 18th century
18,5 cm high
Provenance: Naples, Villa della Floridiana, Museo Duca di Martina, Placido de Sangro (1829-1891) collection.
inv. n. 3492.

The cylindrical box with flat round cover and a small metal handle shaped as a corolla, the external surface with stylized floral scrolls inside bands of triangular cartouches reserved on a marbled ground, the base, the mouth of the box and the lower side of the lid with a gilt bronze mount enriched with geometric motifs, a lozenge to the centre of the base.