Canton Enamel mystery

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  1. Tanya

    Tanya Well-Known Member

    ** For some reason I could not add the photo to this but you can find the photo in the comments below **
    It’s painted with much more careful detail than your typical canton enamel box and the design has very European style. On the top of the box is a very European looking crest with lions and a crown above the crest. Around the crest and crown are birds and flowers in a Chinese style.

    Below the crest it says simply “MUSEUM”.

    I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts on that? I was thinking maybe it was made to be sold in a gift shop of a museum but it seemed odd to me that it would not have the Museum name?

    The bottom of the box has no marking.

    Many thanks!
     
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  3. Tanya

    Tanya Well-Known Member

    30F971E9-E08A-493C-BB66-89A44C7914D7.jpeg 814A72D1-4DC8-4D96-A6CF-AC8370FD84FA.jpeg I think I did it. Let me know if you have any issues viewing : -)
     
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    715528E8-7BCF-46CE-9689-89C87F0A8641.jpeg 65E8813A-003F-4241-88B7-B0B268D819DF.jpeg
    Just check Full Image, next time. :)
     
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  6. Tanya

    Tanya Well-Known Member

    Wow! Very similar!

    I’m off to google to learn about their museums :)

    Thanks for the suggestion!
     
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    Tanya Well-Known Member

    Unfortunately different versions were used for hundreds of years, so it’s difficult to use that alone to date it. But it’s a great place to start F0EC5545-A5CD-42D2-96B0-AF985DEAE184.jpeg :- )
     
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