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A LATE 18TH CENTURY ANTIQUE CHINESE EXPORT PAINT BOX
circa 1800

A very fine quality late eighteenth century Chinese export paint box, being executed in beautifully figured and faded padouk wood, the top opening to reveal a removable tray of paint mixing dishes, the box containing two long drawers flanked on either side by two narrow deep drawers, all the drawers containing painting equipment, the box still retaining the original carrying handles and key escutcheons to the drawers.

Height 5 1/2in (14cm). Width 17 1/4in (44cm). Depth 10 1/4in (27cm).

Reference:J6318

 

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