CHINE, Canton, seconde moitié du XIXème ou début du XXème siècle, pour le marché anglais Rectangular black lacquered wood tea box with gilded decorations and polychrome highlights of scenes of the New Year (dragon and soldiers) or of the Lantern Festival, of a woman in a boat, of musicians. The lid is decorated with a dyeing workshop and a silk weaving scroll. The interior is decorated with two branches forming a crown and ribbons of scrolls. Pewter box with hinged lid, engraved with two men among flowering trees. 11 x 22.5 x 16.5 cm. Key missing. Wear to the decoration, cracks and some chips and accidents.