Chinese export mother of pearl silver framed snuff box, circa 1800 Carved in bas-relief Cantonese figural style. The lid featuring a naturalistic landscape with buildings, walled gardens, a horseman and other figures surrounded by an engraved floral border with butterfly’s. The base engraved with a similar design. The sides of the box are decorated with four panels featuring naturalistic landscape designs with buildings and dogs, the front panel with vacant oval cartouche. The silver mounts are not marked. All in excellent condition with no damage or repair. 3″ x 2″ x 13/16 or 76mm x 51mm x 20mm. The item “Chinese Export Silver Carved Mother of Pearl Snuff Box MOP Cantonese Antique” is in sale since Sunday, May 24, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Chinese\Other Chinese”. The seller is “old_devil” and is located in Barry. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Region of Origin: Chinese
- Product: Box
- Age: 1800-1849
- Primary Material: Silver