Chinese silver and enamel butterfly box, Qing Dynasty or later (19th/20th c.), polychrome enamel on silver (purity unknown), the shaped box with repousse and enamel decorated lid depicting a butterfly with expanded wings, and flowering plants, the box sides engraved with infinity design and enamel auspicious objects, opening to compartmentalized interior, marked in Chinese to underside, 1"h x 3.5"l x 2.75"w

Provenance: Furnishings from the Estate of Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski, a Parish-Hadley Commission

Notes/Literature: Model, socialite, and Andy Warhol protege, Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski, made her name as a young editor at Interview Magazine and as a popular subject of the Society pages. Later marrying German industrialist and polo champion Henryk de Kwiatkowski, they built a Connecticut country estate and stables, designed by architect Alan Wanzenberg and decorated by legendary interior designers Sister Parish and Albert Haley

Good, enamel well preserved, light tarnish to silver, scratches to underside **Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (973) 377-1500 or e-mail info@milleabros.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.