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Fine Cantonese Export Relief-Carved Sandalwood Box With Domed Lid. Qing Dynasty, 19th century

£350.00 + postage

 
Unusual Cantonese sandalwood box with a domed lid. All sides are decorated with various fishing scenes framed within quatrefoil cartouches and surrounded by a profusion of foliate scrolls. Intricately carved in high relief and with a lovely surface patina.

Good condition with some typical age-related tension cracks and small parts of relief-carved decoration missing as per photographs.

Dimensions: 26.5×16.5×18.5 cm

Origin: China
Date of production: 19th century, Qing dynasty
Material: sandalwood

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Unusual Cantonese sandalwood box with a domed lid. All sides are decorated with various fishing scenes framed within quatrefoil cartouches and surrounded by a profusion of foliate scrolls. Intricately carved in high relief and with a lovely surface patina.

Good condition with some typical age-related tension cracks and small parts of relief-carved decoration missing as per photographs.

Dimensions: 26.5×16.5×18.5 cm

Origin: China
Date of production: 19th century, Qing dynasty
Material: sandalwood

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