Rare Korean Gold Silver & Red polished Lacquer Jewel Box with 2 bronze carrying handles to the sides and the insides in brown polished lacquer, with a design to the cover of a Gold lacquer Phoenix roundel surrounded by 6 pairs of silver Birds holding stems of gold and silver seeds or buds & leaves, the box with a small drawer along the width of the base on 8 feet with a bronze lock, part of an elaborate lock-plate that also secures the hinged cover, the lacquer edges reinforced with traditional Korean bronze floral straps. Height 6 1/2 inches (16.5 cm.) X width 15 1/4 inches (38.5 cm.) X depth 11 inches (28 cm.).

Age related wear to lacquer, light discoloration with small lacquer chips to the feet and a few small chips to edges, short shrinkage lines to joins; 4 or 5 missing bronze floral straps and now with a bamboo cross bar to lock. NOTE: Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Eddie's Auction shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging.