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LoveAntiques Dealersince Sep 2019Approved item216 sales by dealerFree Delivery
Edwardian Chinoiserie Mother of Pearl Inlaid marquetry Rectangular Opium Tray c.1900
REF: 10498 / LA545829
£345
€394
$456
LoveAntiques Dealersince Sep 2019Approved item216 sales by dealerFree Delivery
For sale from W&W Antiques is a beautiful late Victorian / Edwardian Chinese mother of pearl inlaid opium tray c.1900.
- The beautiful and exquisitely inlaid large tray is delicately decorated and ornamented with mother of pearl marquetry in a Chinioiserie likely for the export or tourist market.
- These decorative and distinctive trays are large and made from padouk wood and inlaid with fine, marquetry of floral decoration, chinoiserie deorcation of landscape scenes, pagodas, figures, birds and butterflies as a rectangular opium tray.
- The scale of the trays is thought to accommodate the items and layout of the requirements for opium smoking including pipes, lamps, boxes, tools and bowls. The reserved rectangle in the centre thought to accomodate an additional tray for the lamp as protection for the larger tray from the heat of the lamp.
Ready to be used as a tray, decorative item or wall hanging. A lovely antique item of beautiful detail.
Free delivery in the UK as priced. International buyers are welcome, but please contact us prior to payment to confirm the additional packaging, insurance and shipping costs by way of acceptance to your country. Purchaser responsible for local import tariffs/fees.
If you are interested in multiple items, please contact us for combined postage.
measurements
Width:
43.5 cm
Depth:
3 cm
Length:
65 cm
measurements
declaration
W&W Antiques has clarified that the Edwardian Chinoiserie Mother of Pearl Inlaid marquetry Rectangular Opium Tray c.1900 (LA545829) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1900