A LACQUER 'BATS' BOX AND COVER, MID-QING China, 18th century. Finely painted in gilt and red lacquer against the black ground, the cover with a central flowerhead surrounded by intertwined scrolling clouds and ribbons encircled by twelve bats in flight, four bats indicating the cardinal points each with an auspicious symbol, the straight sides with archaistic scroll. Provenance: From a French private collection. Condition: Fine condition with old wear, natural age cracks and splits, small losses, and minor touchups. Weight: 401.8 g Dimensions: Diameter 18.3 cm Auction result comparison: Compare a related lacquer box and cover, also dated to the 18th century, but of larger size, at Sotheby's New York, in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 15 September 2010, lot 337, sold for USD 23,750. 明代中期如意蝙蝠紋漆蓋盒 中國, 十八世紀。黑底鎏金紅漆精心描繪，蓋上中央四方如意相交，四周雲彩盤繞，絲帶飄揚，其間可見靈芝紋以及十二隻蝙蝠。側面仿古回紋。 來源：法國私人收藏 品相：狀況良好，磨損、自然老化裂紋和裂痕、小缺損和小修整。 重量：401.8 克 尺寸：直徑 18.3 厘米 拍賣結果比較：比較一件漆蓋盒，同樣為十八世紀，尺寸稍大，見紐約蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 2010年9月15日 lot 337, 售價USD 23,750。