Live Auction 5370Christie's Interiors
A CHINESE-EXPORT RED LEATHER TRUNK
Lot 342

A CHINESE-EXPORT RED LEATHER TRUNK

MID 19TH CENTURY

Closed11 November 2008

Price Realised

GBP 1,375

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A CHINESE-EXPORT RED LEATHER TRUNK
MID 19TH CENTURY
The brass studded sides painted with trailing flowers, the camphorwood lined interior with faded paper label
12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) high; 29¾ in. (75.5 cm.) wide; 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) deep

Specialist note

Quantities of decorated trunks were exported from China in 19th Century. See Carl Crossman, The China Trade, Antique Collector's 2004, page 245, plate 94.