circa 1810, stepped dressing case with shield back mirror, black decorated with bell flowers, a geometric pattern and floral spray cartouches, two bottom and two top drawers, interiors fitted with multiple covered boxes in the same decorative motif, mirror topped with an urn and bell flower swags, back of each drawer marked with Chinese character, 30-3/4 x 17 x 11-1/2 in.

Notes: For similar examples, please see page 284 of The Decorative Arts of the China Trade, Paintings, furnishings and exotic curiosities, 1991, by Carl L. Crossman.

scattered losses, crazing to lacquer, staining, loss to mirror, missing one lid on interior box, some lids restored, one hinge separated