Canton Export Black Lacquer Sewing Box - Qing Dynasty - 19th Century Soft Furnishing Features: Hand-inlaid bone designs

Features: Hand-inlaid bone designs

There are three sizes available

these boxes were prized not only for their practicality but also for their decorative beauty

The carved motifs are typical of traditional Indian woodworking

Canton Export Black Lacquer Sewing Box - Qing Dynasty - 19th Century Soft Furnishing Features: Hand-inlaid bone designsThis exceptional Canton export black lacquer sewing box dates to the 19th century, during the Qing dynasty, and was produced in Guangzhou (Canton) specifically for export to Europe. Objects of this type were made for wealthy British Georgian households at a time when chinoiserie was highly fashionable, prized for its exotic imagery, fine craftsmanship, and lustrous lacquer surfaces. The box is richly decorated in gilt and polychrome lacquer against a