A VERY RARE LARGE AND FINELY CHASED SILVER SHELL-FORM BOX TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)

A VERY RARE LARGE AND FINELY CHASED SILVER SHELL-FORM BOX
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
Realistically formed as a clam shell with silver hinge at one side, the box is decorated on the exterior of each half with birds amidst exotic blooms and lush foliage borne on scrolling stems, all reserved on a fine ring-punched ground.
4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) wide, cloth box

Provenance
Acquired in Macau, 1985.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. x2630.