Lot 1

CANTON LACQUER WRITING BOX AND HINGED COVER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY






Auction: 7 November 2018 at 16:00 GMT
£2,000
Description
elaborately decorated on the top and all four sides with lobed cartouches enclosing scenes of Chinese life, reserved on a floral scroll ground, the interior fitted with a larger compartment for documents, and a smaller one for writing utensils, each with a separate lid similarly decorated with figural scenes
Dimensions
41cm wide
Footnote
Provenance:
Private Scottish collection.





