Lot 918. A rare champlevé enamel double-melon-form box and cover, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 3 ½ in. (8.8 cm.) long. Estimate USD 15,000 - USD 25,000. Price realised USD 5,250. © Christie's Image Ltd 2020.

Cast as two melons decorated in champlevé enamel with leafy vines and various insects, and applied with leafy vines bearing small melons.

Provenance: Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 15 June 1973.
The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

Christie's. Sacred and Imperial: The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection Part II, New York, 24 September 2020