Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, sides of the box applied with champleve panels with enamel flowers over the tortoiseshell, the cover is a silver reverse painted glass panel lined with newspaper and topped by a metal champleve panel to the top decorated with peaches, flora and scrolling tendrils, with tortoiseshell case along the edges, incised CHINA to interior center of the box.

1 1/4 x 4 x 3 in.

Private Collection, North Carolina

Overall very good estate condition; loss to silver paint to glass panel on the interior side of the cover; a loss to one tortoise pillar on side of box; one side metal bumped out slightly at one end.

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