The cover meticulously carved with two five-clawed writhing dragons in pursuit of a pearl in the form of a stylised Shou character, on a ground of swirling waves, all within key-fret borders, the straight sides of the box and cover decorated with six cartouches enclosing various antiques and scholar's objects, divided by leafy blooming lotus, the interior and base covered with black lacquer, with a cinnabar lacquer stand supported on six ruyi-shaped feet. 清乾隆 剔紅雕雙龍戲珠紋博古圖方勝式多層蓋盒Dimensions: 23cm longProvenance: The Estate of the Late Alan Myren (1934-2022). Mr. Myren was a museum assistant in the Indian section in Victoria and Albert Museum in London from 1954-64 and on his return to Australia , he established a highly respected antiques dealer known essentially for Oriental Antiques. 已故南澳藏家Alan Myren舊藏。 Myren先生曾與1954-64時就職於英國倫敦維多利亞與阿爾伯特博物館的亞洲部門，之後回到南澳成為久負盛名的亞洲藝術古董商。