China, 20th century. Of circular shape, the domed cover with floral roundels inlaid with mother-of-pearl, the box similarly decorated.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, some losses, and a small chip to the foot rim. Provenance: German private collection.
Weight: 2,748 g Dimensions: Diameter 39 cm
Literature comparison: Compare with a box with a red lacquer ground, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Lacquerware in the Collection of The Palace Museum, Classics of the Forbidden City, Beijing, 2012 pl. 253.
Auction result comparison Compare with a closely related box sold by Sotheby’s London in Important Chinese Art on 6 November 2019, lot 315, for GBP £7,500.