A Nagasaki lacquered metal box. Around 1850 - image-1

Lot 1135 Dα

A Nagasaki lacquered metal box. Around 1850

Auction 1072 - overview Cologne
11.06.2016, 11:00 - Japanese Art and Antiques
Estimate: 400 € - 500 €
Result: 496 € (incl. premium)

A Nagasaki lacquered metal box. Around 1850

A Nagasaki lacquered metal box of very flat rectangular shape displaying a pair of peacocks by peonies on the lid and flower sprays in flat aogai inlay on the base. Inside a dedicatory inscription reading Aan myn Onderwijzer K. Dekker Decima 1852 D. Gollards. Trace of usage at the base. Around 1850.
Height 1.5 cm; length 13.4 cm