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Leather and camphor Chinese-Export Trunk

Stock No

WGA256

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2017
  • £2,450.00
  • €2,857 Euro
  • $3,064 US Dollar

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Item Description

A red leather trunk with hand-painted floral decoration and having nailhead trim over a carcass of solid camphor wood. This colour is the rarest and most desirable of the Chinese export trunks. It bears a paper label from Willards Hotel, Washington D.C. 420mm high, 920mm wide and 460mm deep. Chinese. Circa 1830.

Item Info

Seller Location

Kent, Kent

Item Dimensions

H: 42cm W: 92cm D: 46cm

Period

Circa 1830

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Location

Kent, Kent

Item Location

United Kingdom

Seller Contact No

+44 (0)7712 651231

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