Small Chinese Red Lacquered Leather Chest

19th century, red and gilt lacquered leather wrapped wooden box decorated with vignettes of domestic interiors and floral sprays, brass mounts.

9 1/4 x 17 x 8 1/4 in.

From the Estate of the late Susan C. Frankenberg, Hillsborough, North Carolina

Some losses to interior cloth lining, lining to bottom panel almost entirely lost; spotting to underside; nick to lacquer at base; some overall light spotting and surface marks including paint flecks; trapped air/moisture bubbles mainly to lid.