清乾隆 銀纍絲雙龍葵瓣式蓋盒QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)清乾隆　　銀纍絲雙龍葵瓣式蓋盒5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) wideA closely related example of smaller size is in the Palace Museum, Beijing, and is illustrated in Beijing Wenwu Jingpin, Beijing, 2008, no. 157. Also compare to an almost identical silver box and cover sold at Christies Hong Kong, 30 November 2011, lot 3092.Details A RARE SILVER FILIGREE DRAGON MALLOW-FORM BOX AND COVERQIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)The cover is exquisitely decorated with a pair of sinuous dragons contesting a flaming pearl within a circular border surrounded by a band of eight miscellaneous treasures, each within a cartouche. The sloping sides are further decorated with floral sprays within eight cartouches, all against a dense openwork floral scroll-ground of fine silver filigree, with further floral scrolls on the vertical sides of both the box and cover.5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) wide Conditions of sale