Gilt Black Lacquer Chinese Export Shrine Cabinet - Ca 1820 Origin - New Guinea Supplied with sturdy wall hangers

Supplied with sturdy wall hangers

128 x 61 x 53 (wxdxh cms)

The chest interior has ample central storage space and various smaller compartments on either side including a box used for storing candles

Homes usually had one clothing chest for winter clothing and a separate one for summer clothing

This very pretty Octagonal Box is from Rajasthan Circa 100 Yrs Old

Gilt Black Lacquer Chinese Export Shrine Cabinet - Ca 1820 Origin - New Guinea Supplied with sturdy wall hangersThis excellent Chinese export cabinet is one of a kind, deeply unusual in form, and comes with excellent provenance. It's one of the highest quality Chinese export cabinets we've seen and is on par with many of the pieces in the Peabody Essex Museum, the leading museum for Canton export ware. The cabinet was made in Canton in the early 19th century and merges traditional Chinese black lacquer & maki e gilt work with British brass hardware & depictions