£40
An early 19th century Chinese black lacquer rectangular tea chest with brass handles, the hinged cover enclosing a lead lined interior engraved with landscape and four Daoist immortals, the exterior with vestigial gilded decoration and monogram to the centre of the cover, 34 cm w x 25 cm d x 20 cm h
Several losses to black lacquer, split to top and wear to gilding, ivory handle to lead lining has been removed leaving a small hole, lead misshaped in places and some scratches
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