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A PAIR OF ORIENTAL LACQUERED CHESTS, 19th century, with mother-of-pearl inlay and brass mounts, e...

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A PAIR OF ORIENTAL LACQUERED CHESTS, 19th century, with mother-of-pearl inlay and brass mounts, e...
A PAIR OF ORIENTAL LACQUERED CHESTS, 19th century, with mother-of-pearl inlay and brass mounts, each flanked by carrying handles, on ebonised stands
70cms x 39cms.
Note: By repute the gift of the Empress of China. It is considered that these chests are Korean. A gift from the Tao Ji Empress of China to the British Ambassador to Peking, presented in 1890.
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