Beautiful and unusual antique Chinese box with lid. Decorated with enamel and silver filigree wirework with gilt wash vermeil? Round shaped urn, censer, snuff box or container of unconfirmed function. Lid features a round ball finial. Base of box is elevated by four intricate wirework enamel dragons, which are attached to a round filigree decorated enamel ring base. Small size at just 2 1/2″ tall x 1 1/4″ wide and 40 gr. Believe this dates to the early 1900s as it was found alongside other exquisite Chinese antiques of this era in a home of world travelers, however, this item contains no marks to confirm origin or materials. Decoration is similar to other antique Chinese enamel filigree pieces, however my research did not produce anything with the same shape and size, adding to its intrigue and potential value. Fascinating and desirable estate sale find. The item “ANTIQUE CHINESE ENAMEL FILIGREE SILVER URN CENSER BOX GILT WASH WIREWORK DRAGON” is in sale since Friday, November 24, 2017. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Boxes”. The seller is “hockandsocdad” and is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, South africa, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Russian federation, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Dominican republic, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, El salvador, Honduras, Jamaica.
- Maker: Unknown
- Featured Refinements: Chinese Enamel
- Type: Boxes
- Age: 1900-1940
- Region of Origin: China
- Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
- Color: Blue
- Primary Material: Enamel
- Additional Material: Silver Filigree Wirework with Gilt Wash