Qing period gold wedding boxes emerge at Singapore auction
A pair of 20ct gold wedding boxes dating from the late Qing period is on offer (one shown here). Both are embossed with the 12 symbols of the Chinese zodiac with the lids decorated with the sign of the Dragon and the Rabbit identifying each marriage partner.
The boxes were acquired in 1956 from the Dowager Empress Hoang thi Cuc, the mother of the abdicate…