A spinach jade 'twelve symbol' square seal-paste box and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th - 19th century | 清十八至十九世紀 青玉雲龍十二章紋方蓋盒

Property from a French private collection
A spinach jade 'twelve symbol' square seal-paste box and cover
Qing dynasty, 18th - 19th century

carved with the twelve imperial symbols around the side, the cover centred with the pun rebus of a trigram and two dragons 'Qianlong'
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5.5 x 10.3 x 10.3 cm, 2⅛ by 4 by 4 in.
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Collection particulière française
Boîte carrée en jade vert à décor des douze symboles, trigramme et dragons, dynastie Qing, XVIIIe - XIXe siècle
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法國私人收藏
清十八至十九世紀 青玉雲龍十二章紋方蓋盒

Condition Report:
General light surface wear. Some expected minor nicks to the raised parts, the edges and the base inner rim. Otherwise good condition.
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器面見輕微磨痕。部分浮雕、邊緣、口沿内側底部帶細微磕痕，屬正常。此外品相良好。

Catalogue Note:
Compare a Qianlong period spinach green jade 'twelve symbol' seal-paste box, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 8th October 2009, lot 1717.

Provenance:
Collection of the Lt. Victor Aymé Desiré Rahou (1826-1898), and thence by family descent.

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Victor Aymé Desiré Rahou (1826-1898)中尉收藏，此後家族傳承