Leilão Bidspirit | Pair of embedded boxes, Qing

Pair of embedded boxes, Qing dynasty, Daoguang - Pair of carved wooden boxes. The silhouette is square, flattened, petal-shaped and decorated with embedded decoration of mother-of-pearl, bone and hard stones. On each of the covers there is an elephant standing opposite each other and a sage on a luxurious fabric on its back.  The Taiping term ”太平有象” is a traditional Chinese auspicious pattern represented by an elephant. The meaning is peace in the world and good harvests.  Provenance: Important collection of Tommy Lam, Hong Kong, from 1980. Size: 5.5 x 8 cm; Weight: 315 g