A HARDSTONE INLAID THREE-TIERED PICNIC BOX AND COVER, TIHE

of rectangular form, the three beaded rimmed trays stacked above one another below the cover, the top inlaid in mother of pearl and various hardstones with a pair of cranes wading through a lotus pond with butterflies hovering above, all on a base frame set with uprights flanked by foliate scrolls surmounted by an arched handle secured by a long metal pin, together with an inlaid hardwood ruyi sceptre, the head decorated with a pair of ducks in a lotus pond and the shaft with lotus, fish and fruiting peach branches

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the box 25 cm high, 32 cm wide, 18.5 cm deep, the sceptre 46 cm long

Condition Report

The picnic box - a very small chip approx 0.3 cm to one strecher on the underside. Generally good condition. The sceptre - generally good condition.

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CONTACT INFORMATION +

Specialists
	Guy Cairnduff Head Arts & Design  Melbourne  |  Sydney  T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900  T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402  E: Guy Cairnduff		Geoffrey Smith Chairman Australian & International Art  Melbourne  |  Sydney  T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900  T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402  E: Geoffrey Smith
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	Brett Ballard Senior Specialist Australian & International Art  Sydney  T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402  E: Brett Ballard		Fiona Hayward Senior Specialist Australian & International Art  Melbourne  T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900  E: Fiona Hayward
	Marlene Cartlidge Administrator Arts & Design  Melbourne  T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900  E: Marlene Cartlidge		Gary Singer Chief Executive Officer Australian & International Art  Melbourne  |  Sydney  T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900  T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402  E: Gary Singer