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A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK LACQUERED AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID PORTABLE WRITING BOX, 19th Century
The rectangular moulded hinged lid inlaid with flowering peony and geese in flight above a crescent moon, enclosing a fitted velvet-lined interior, the frieze and sides inlaid with flowering peony and insects, one side fitted with a compartmented drawer, recessed white-metal loop handles to sides, 19th Century,
18½in. (47cm) wide
The rectangular moulded hinged lid inlaid with flowering peony and geese in flight above a crescent moon, enclosing a fitted velvet-lined interior, the frieze and sides inlaid with flowering peony and insects, one side fitted with a compartmented drawer, recessed white-metal loop handles to sides, 19th Century,
18½in. (47cm) wide