A CANTON EXPORT IVORY SEWING BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

of rectangular form, with canted corners and raised on four lion-headed clawed feet, the exterior densely carved and undercut with a scene of figures in leisurely pursuits in a bustling pavilion city, the cover centered with an oval plaque, the sides mounted with a pair of silver handles, the interior set with a tray with ivory sewing accessories including a thimble, clamps, and silk winders

Roger Keverne, London.

For a similar sewing box with an interior also containing accessories, see Picturing Cathay: Maritime and Cultural Images of the China Trade, University Museum and Art Gallery, The Univeristy of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2003, no. 103.