Portable Lacquered Box Inlaid with Mother-of-pearl

Description:

Portable Lacquered Box Inlaid with Mother-of-pearl, China, 19th/20th century, the hinged box with a red-lacquered inner tray, decorated with nine stylized landscapes with figures, red-lacquered interior, two metal handles to sides and a lock (without key) to the front, 6 5/8 x 14 1/4 x 8 in.
Property of a New England collector.
Estimate $200-300

broken and loose fittings, multiple chips and cracks to lacquered layers particularly along edges, surface scratches.


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