Complimentary Pair Chinese 19th Century Turtle Gilt Bronze & Cloisonne Boxes, each with a number cast into foot corresponding to on in cover, 1 with archaistic body on turquoise, the other with gilt scales on turquoise and each with what is probably a pile of books or boxes to the cover as finial. Width 5 1/4 inches (13.3 cm.).PROVENANCE: Private collection, New York. NOTE: In Chinese Mythology, the tortoise is sacred and symbolizes longevity, power, and tenacity.

Light age related wear with minor flakes. NOTE: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eddie's Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. We do not carry out in-depth research of the sort carried out by professional historians and scholars, and any statements made by us orally or in writing about any lot concerning attribution to an artist, provenance, period, materials, origin, history, or dates represent an opinion of Eddie's Auction and are not to be relied on as a statement of fact. Such opinions serve for informative purposes only and do not constitute historic or academic scholarship on the works and do not aim to substitute or contradict any such scholarship.