Wood, black lacquer with gold painting, ivory, brass. China, Canton School, 19th century

Sewing box for a noble lady, made for the European market, rectangular body with beveled corners and domed cover, front with flat rectangular drawer and two locks with one small key, the cover decorated with a large rectangular cartouche on an ornamental background and framed by bats, butterflies and foliage, idyllic garden scene, populated with leisure groups of personage in front of pavilions, the sides decorated in similar style, inside with tray inlay and three similar decorated covers, two curved brass handles on the sides.

Shape: Rectangular shape with beveled corners, flat domed cover
Dimensions: 35,5 cm (length), 13,7 cm (height), 25,7 cm (width)
Condition: Overall good condition, traces of age and use, partly cracks to the lacquer and small losses in the material
Provenance: Austrian Private Collection

十九世紀廣東外銷針綫黑漆描金針綫盒
整體品相良好，有時間與使用痕跡，局部漆彩脫落
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