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ANTIQUE CHINESE CARVED CEDAR JEWELRY & DRESSING BOX LATE 17C MING / QING CH'ING

$ 792

Availability: 22 in stock
  • Type: Jewelry Boxes
  • Color: Brown
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Primary Material: Wood (Cedar)
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Condition: Excellent condition, found entirely intact other than the top piece of one of the rail posts that was replaced during restoration by C.L. Ma in 1997.
  • Region of Origin: China
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Age: 17th Century

    Description

    ANTIQUE CHINESE LADIE'S JEWELRY / DRESSING BOX
    Material:        Cedar
    Region:         Shanxi Province, China
    Age:              17th Century
    Restoration:  C. L. Ma, Tianjin, China (1997)
    Excellent condition. All original, found intact other than missing a top piece of one rail post replaced during restoration.
    Beautiful patina on cedar wood surfaces. Age of door latch & drawer pulls uncertain
    Wood hinge pin doors open to expose 3 interior drawers used to hold jewelry and make-up items
    Decorative back splat made up of 1-piece openwork carving of birds in prunus blossoms with a top rail terminating
    with lotus blossoms
    was also functional as
    a place to hang cloth cleaning and make-up materials
    2-pieces of lotus blossom carvings form a U-shaped mirror stand mounted on the top of the box
    Dimensions:  Main Box 13-1/2"W x 9-1/2"D x 10"H
    Back Splat 15"W incl'g lotus blossoms x 11"H above box top