19th century
overall, with lid on: max. H. 22 × W. 15.5 × D. 10.3 cm (8 11/16 × 6 1/8 × 4 1/16 in.)
Lacquer
19th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian xhi" within a double circle on the base
19th centuryChineseCloisonne enamel; polychrome enamels within brass cloisons on a copper base
19th centuryChineseCarved wood, the knob made of semi-precious stone
19th-20th centuryChineseMonochrome enameled porcelain: porcelain with overglaze pink enamel; the base with overglaze red mark reading "Da Qing Tongzhi nian zhi" within a double square on the base
19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze yellow, pink, and red enamels and scrolling floral pattern lightly incised in the yellow enamel; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th-19th centuryChineseDong Khe ware: molded light gray stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over white slip
18th-19th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome and gold enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" on the base
19th centuryChinesePorcelain with decoration painted in overglaze red, green, yellow, aubergine, and black enamels; with spurious overglaze enamel mark reading "Chenghua nian zhi" within a double square on the base
19th centuryChinesePale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseGrayish brown agate with brown mottles
19th centuryChineseStoneware with variegated blue glaze, the exposed body at the foot coated with an iron brown slip
19th centuryChinese