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Miniature landscape of plum blossom made of pearls and gems with a gilt-silver filigree pot (a pair)

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A Colorless Glass Snuff Bottle Overlaid with Red Glass

A Colorless Glass Snuff Bottle Overlaid with Red Glass
Of compressed form, fluidly carved on both sides with sinuous horned chi dragons with bifurcated...

Miniature landscape of peony and coral with an enamel pot covered with silver...

Miniature landscape of peony and coral with an enamel pot covered with silver filigrees
The pot is in the shape of a Chinese crabapple flower, with the edge carved with gilt copper...

Potted landscape of natural-wood hill inlaid with jade, figures and flowers

Potted landscape of natural-wood hill inlaid with jade, figures and flowers
The pot is placed on an eight-legged red sandalwood pedestal of the same shape, with the edge of...

Qing Dynasty
Overall height: 433cm
Height of pot: 19.3cm
Length of pot: 24cm
Width of pot: 18.5cm

The pot is covered in gold filigree double rings. The area below the edge is filled with blue enamel and inlaid with rubies, and it is made into the shape of a ruyi with seed pearls. The four sides of the pot are embedded with emeralds, tourmalines and rubies, forming the pattern of "zisun wandai, fushou mianchang" (meaning "fortune and longevity accompanying generation after generation"). Inside the pot, mountain rocks, dahlias and plum flowers form the scene symbolizing "qimei zhushou" (meaning "a happy couple and longevity"). The mountain rocks are a silver filigree work decorated with kingfisher feathers and inlaid with gems of various colors, including red, blue, yellow etc. The tree is made of red coral, the plum flowers are made of pearls, rubies and sapphires, and the dahlias fruits are made of coral beads. 

Over 300 pearls and gems are used in the artwork with superb craftsmanship.

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