Bidspirit auction | A CHINESE RED-LACQUERED 'PEONIES' BOX

A CHINESE RED-LACQUERED 'PEONIES' BOX AND COVER, 19TH-20TH CENTURY - The cover is carved with a roundel enclosing three peonies amongst rocks surrounded by a leafy ruyi-head band. The edges of the box cover and base are carved with a leafy qilin band. The interior and base are lacquered black, and the base has an apocryphal Qianlong mark in gilt. Diameter 17 cm. Height 6 cm.