TRAVEL DRESSING TABLE IN INDIGENOUS / EXOTIC WOOD
South China or Vietnam, circa 1900
Quadrangular in cross-section, it opens to a top cover in which a mirror is located and to
two front wings, which open to several drawers. It is richly carved with a decoration of
auspicious symbols including sapeques inscribed in Manchu and Mandarin and four bats.
Above all, a great dragon flying among cloudy volutes spreading out over the entire surface.
the top once the box is closed. Slight brass trim including hinges, hanging handles
sides and scalloped plates/reinforcements (small lacks of which at least one brass plate).
H : 23 cm - W : 27,5 cm - D : 38 cm
Note: On the saphenous inscription in Mandarin, it reads ?????.

A WOODEN TRAVEL VANITY
Southern China or Vietnam, Circa 1900