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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 117016, member: 44&quot;]It seems 2 of these were sold by Christie. According to the &quot;Lot Notes&quot; on the 2 they sold, other boxes were made with differences between them all:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The design on the cover and the base of this box closely resembles a Spanish-American 8-real silver coin which is inscribed on the portrait side <i>CAROLUS IIII DEI GRATIA 1808</i> and on the other side <i>HISPAN ET IND REX ME 8R JP</i>. .... The portrait on the present box is closer to that of Charles IV, although the Chinese artist has omitted the fourth &#039;I&#039; in the inscription and the last number of the date is unclear. The inscriptions on these porcelain boxes ........carved with the Carolus dollar, are frequently inaccurate and there are discrepancies from one box to another, suggesting that the Chinese artist may have copied another box rather than a coin.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Do contact Christie&#039;s!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>Sale 7431 / Lot 239 realized price: $10,420</p><p><a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-famille-rose-coin-box-and-cover-4981028-details.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-famille-rose-coin-box-and-cover-4981028-details.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-famille-rose-coin-box-and-cover-4981028-details.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Sale 5521 / Lot 145 realized price: $9,305</p><p><a href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/ancient-art-antiquities/boite-polylobee-couverte-en-porcelaine-de-la-5087795-details.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/ancient-art-antiquities/boite-polylobee-couverte-en-porcelaine-de-la-5087795-details.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/ancient-art-antiquities/boite-polylobee-couverte-en-porcelaine-de-la-5087795-details.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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