A Louis XV style parcel-gilt blue-japanned jardinière second half 19th century

Fair condition; sturdy; slight discoloration to the blue-painted surface with areas of dirt; would benefit from a cleaning; the decoration appears to be old if not original with various chips and losses in places and with some cracquelure an in-painting, but otherwise stable; pitting to the metal liner.
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