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TWO TURQUOISE-INLAID GOLD GAU BOXES 20th century (2)
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TWO TURQUOISE-INLAID GOLD GAU BOXES 20th century Comprising: a gau box of oval form, richly inlaid with various shapes of turquoise and seed peals; the second inlaid with turquoise and rubies on a foliate ground in filigree; the top of each box with a cylindrical-shaped fixture. The larger: 7cm (2 3/4in) long (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 二十世紀 金嵌綠松石嘎烏盒 一組兩件 Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London, 15 July 1998 (invoice) (one of the boxes) Ben Janssens Oriental Art, London 來源: 倫敦古董商 Spink & Son Ltd.,1998年7月15日 (收據)(其中一個) 倫敦古董商 Ben Janssens Oriental Art A gau box contains a talisman carried for protection, often consecrated material that provides the source of its protection. Compare with two related gold and inset gau boxes, 19th/20th century, which were sold at Bonhams New York, 13 March 2017, lot 3003. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
TWO TURQUOISE-INLAID GOLD GAU BOXES 20th century Comprising: a gau box of oval form, richly inlaid with various shapes of turquoise and seed peals; the second inlaid with turquoise and rubies on a foliate ground in filigree; the top of each box with a cylindrical-shaped fixture. The larger: 7cm (2 3/4in) long (2). Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 二十世紀 金嵌綠松石嘎烏盒 一組兩件 Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., London, 15 July 1998 (invoice) (one of the boxes) Ben Janssens Oriental Art, London 來源: 倫敦古董商 Spink & Son Ltd.,1998年7月15日 (收據)(其中一個) 倫敦古董商 Ben Janssens Oriental Art A gau box contains a talisman carried for protection, often consecrated material that provides the source of its protection. Compare with two related gold and inset gau boxes, 19th/20th century, which were sold at Bonhams New York, 13 March 2017, lot 3003. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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