Chinese spice box in lacquered wood, 19th century

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Chinese spice box in lacquered wood, 19th century

Name: Chinese spice box in lacquered wood, 19th century
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: IEP3OVUV95
Price: 480 EUR
Availability: InStock

By Gallery Le Grenier dAlain

480 €

Period 19th century

Style Asian Arts

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From: 17200, St Sulpice de Royan, France

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Large Chinese spice box estimated mid-19th century.
Of unusual shape, this heptagonal box is lacquered brown and decorated with a gilded decoration.
Note that the gilding is two-tone, bright yellow gold and red gold, which gives relief to the composition.
This is an animated scene.
The background is composed of foliage and magnolias in bloom. The characters occupy the intermediate plane and seem to bring offerings to the tree in the foreground, the tree still being venerated in ancient Chinese tradition.
The interior reveals a series of 15 porcelain bowls whose artisanal manufacture is evident because they are not all the same size. Although worn by time and use, the gilding and the white decorations in relief of the backgrounds are still very present. Several bowls have chips or small cracks without real seriousness given the beautiful appearance of the whole and its age.
The box also reveals injuries related to its age, missing lacquer in places and cracking of the lid.
All these small imperfections are visible on the photos which are naturally part of the description.
This large box of 45 cm wide and 11 cm high looks very good despite its great age.
Its rarity and its strong presence will be noticed in your interior, whether you intend it for decoration or wish to use it.

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Additional Information

Condition	Very good
Style	Asian Arts (Boxes, Cases, Kits of Asian Arts Style)
Period	19th century (Boxes, Cases, Kits 19th century)
Country of origin	China
Height (cm)	11
Diameter (cm)	45