CANTON EXPORT LACQUER SEWING BOX AND CONTENTS Y
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
£260
Auction: 18 September 2018 at 12:00 BST
Description
the lidded box with extensive gilt decoration against a black ground, showing scenes of everyday Chinese Life, the interior with a fitted compartmented tray containing an ivory sewing kit, the interior of the box bearing the name 'Mary'
Dimensions
36cm wide
Footnote
Provenance:
Private Edinburgh collection.