A CHINESE GILT ENAMEL CLOISONNE CIGARETTE CASE WITH DRAGONS
A CHINESE GILT ENAMEL CLOISONNE CIGARETTE CASE WITH DRAGONS
Cloisonne enamel with gilding
China, around 1900 (Qing Dynasty)
The rectangular cigarette case decorated on one side with a five-clawed coiled dragon executed in polychrome enamels, and on the other with two dragons flanking a flaming zhu pearl. Both sides decorated with many clouds from copper wire. The inside finely gilt.
Dimensions: 1.7 x 9.3 x 8.2 (H x L X W)
Condition: Good condition with minor wear to enamels
Provenance: Galerie Zacke archive