RARE AND IMPORTANT RECTANGULAR WOODEN BOX,... - Lot 379 - Osenat

Lot 379
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2200 - 2800 EUR
RARE AND IMPORTANT RECTANGULAR WOODEN BOX,... - Lot 379 - Osenat
RARE AND IMPORTANT RECTANGULAR WOODEN BOX, called "picnic box", for the transport of food, made of four levels and a lid, in black lacquered wood, decorated with gold on the large sides, of a couple of pheasants among peony trees in bloom, and a couple of cranes among lotuses, the small sides underlined of Greek. It is inserted in a wooden support comprising a base with red lacquered openwork panels, and two uprights rising on the short sides, with a red lacquered piriform structure, openwork palmette, and meeting at the top to form a large handle, decorated, like the base, with red lacquered openwork panels with floral motifs, and an iron ring allowing the suspension on a large stick. The whole is reinforced with iron plates enhanced with buttons. China, 19th century. Dim. with handle : 100 x 79 x 47 cm. Given the importance of this box, it could have belonged to a great aristocratic or princely family. This type of box could also have been used by a scholar to transport his paintings, calligraphy and writing utensils.
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