The Chinese pattern was described in Tiffany Studios price lists as being adaptations of designs found on ancient Chinese ritual vessels This gilt-bronze box is lined with cedar wood. Stamped: TIFFANY STUDIOS/NEW YORK/1773. Height: 2-1/2". Length: 8".
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Reference:
Holland, WIlliam. TIffany Desk Sets. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., PA. 2008. p.132.
Kemeny, George & Miller, Donald. Tiffany Desk Treasures: A Collectors Guide. Hudson Hills Press, NY. 2001. p.61.