An exquisite Chinese black lacquer and gold gilt sewing chest with multi colored lacquer panels and a rare built in mirror that swings out. The exterior feet are carved in the image of large winged gold gilt bats with red open mouths and the box still has its original key that locks and unlocks both the top and bottom drawers. This sewing box has all of its original ivory sewing tools that were hand carved in deep relief...

A Chinese export lacquer dish dating from the early 19th century, circa 1820.

Approximately 16 cm diameter...

An octagonal wooden box with hinged lid, the interior with original pewter tea caddy, original key. Finely painted in two different gold tones showing scenes with figurines in courtyards, on a black lacquered ground. Condition: fine quite pristine, few traces of usage, the lock seems not to work. Dimension: 17.3 x 12.1 x 10.3 cm, weight: 740 g.

Early19th Century Edo School Boxwood Netsuke: Chinese Sage Riding an Ox

Early 19th Century, nicely hand-carved and engraved boxwood netsuke depicting a Chinese Sages riding an Ox while holding peonies in both hands, a symbol of prosperity or congratulations between friends. Chimney himotoshi that starts on the bottom of the platform where the ox stands, and continues through any of the spaces made by the legs of the ox. Rich patination. Unsigned...

Rare small table hairdressing table in black and gold lacquered wood. Chinese furniture made for export at the end of 18°. Charming model in a moving condition . A copy of identical shape is kept at the Metropolitan Museum. 2 others with same decoration were sold in the 80s...

Chinese Chinoiserie pagoda evocative of Chinese motif in architecture especially in the 18th century. Very popular in Europe and highly collected as an exotic curiosity. Made of lacquered wood and gilt wood roof in hexagonal shaped shrine structure.

Age: 19th century

Size: 15.5"H 10"D

A Chinese Export Lacquer Tea Caddy. The octagonal box decorated with birds in landscapes. The cover with a pair of peacocks and other birds. Containing a pewter caddy, the cover incised with another bird. With key. Canton Mid 19thC. Length: 6 3/4" (17.1 cm). Condition: very good with very little wear to decoration. Retouching to a very few small chips

These are photos of the last two panels comprising this magnificent eight-panel gilt lacquer export screen. These are panels number seven and eight that would continue off to the right of the six panels already photographed...

From our Chinese Polychrome Collection, a magnificent eight-panel gilt lacquer export screen, 19th century, exquisitely painted in finely detailed gilding on a black lacquer ground, depicting a wide array of festive scenes with figures in elaborate garden pavilions and riverside pagodas, with rolling mountains and hills in the distance, all set inside a floral and key-fret scroll border...

From our Chinese Polychrome Collection, a magnificent eight-panel gilt lacquer export screen, 19th century, exquisitely painted in finely detailed gilding on a black lacquer ground, depicting a wide array of festive scenes with figures in elaborate garden pavilions and riverside pagodas, with rolling mountains and hills in the distance, all set inside a floral and key-fret scroll border...

Early to mid 19th century game box, holding a box of bone playing tokens plus two lacquered wooden trays on the left and 8 sculpted lacquer trays on the right. Generally the box is in good condition. The outside has some fading, age wear and chips. The legs have had some repairs. The interior is in very good condition. Dimensions: 32x16x12 cm.

Small Antique Chinese Coromandel screen, 4 panels with scene of children in pavilion setting, inlaid with jade, bone, agate, and mother of pearl on black lacquer ground, details in gold lacquer, Republic Period. Size: 22 1/4" high x 25 1/4" wide x 5/8" thick.