A PARTIALLY GILT METAL CIRCULAR BOX AND LIDChina, Qing dynasty, 19th centuryCircular section, the box supported by a wide ring foot, the whole external surface incised with horizontal parallel bands with floral arabesques, on the upper convex side of the lid two gilt flying phoenixes.14 x 21 cmProvenance: Italian private collection.* The proposed dating is confirmed by the result of a scientific examination carried out by Herelabo, Pelt, on February 17, 2022.