Presented is an antique lacquered trinket box crafted in the early 1900's in China. Every side of the exterior bears lovely engraved and hand painted designs of decorations in red, charcoal gray and burnt umber. The top has an inlay, just slightly convex, perfectly aligned with the domed top of the box, of white porcelain, likely from an older Chinese bowl or vase, that features a hand-painted arbor of red-blooming roses. The inside of the box is simply glossy black, and unmarred!
There are no maker's marks or signatures visible on the box.
Condition: The box is sound and the designs retain great color and clarity. There is no damage at all to the inset porcelain. The box's exterior has some flaking to the lacquer, and chips can be seen around the box's rim: 4 on the bottom rim, and three to the top rim are fairly significant. Our photos will show you in nicely focused detail if you view them at maximum size.
