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Lot 44
An Antique Chinese Jewelry Box
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1900, mahogany construction with brass fittings, the exterior with applied stone and organic decorations representing people, vessels, plants, and ancient forms of bronze coinage; the lid when raised reveals a mirror, below is an interior with six drawers with brass pulls.

8.25 x 10 x 13.5 in. closed

From the Collection of Mary Wells, Greensboro, North Carolina

Overall aging and wear; extensive loss of decorative materials, some of which have been saved in a drawer.