A Chinese Export black lacquer and parcel-gilt dressing mirror Late 18th Century

Estimate

5,000 - 8,000 USD

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Description

lacquered wood
height 33 1/4 in. ; width 20 in.; depth 12 3/4 in.
84.5 cm; 50.8 cm; 32.4 cm

the oval mirror with cascading bellflower cresting pivoting between a pair of crescent supports set on a two-tiered serpentine-fronted case with two drawers in each tier, decorated with panels of arabesque blossoms amongst fruiting grapevines on a trellis ground in tones of gilt on black ground. Minor restorations