Lot 295. A Mughal-style celadon jade ‘Melon’ box and cover, Qing dynasty, 19th century; 8.1cm., 3 ¼ in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot sold 7,500 GBP. © Sotheby's

the rounded body divided into eight lobes resembling the form of a melon, the cover decorated with a gold and garnet-inlaid floral spray, the interior similarly decorated and separated into four compartments, carved to the base with elongated leaves and a curved stem, the stone of a greyish-celadon tone with snowflake-white and speckled black inclusions.