Chinese Export Canton Blue and White Porcelain Oval Lidded Box small lidded box In excellent vintage condition

In excellent vintage condition

used to render an alternating design of two different flowers

all sorts of odds and ends

with a 3 inch diameter

I purchase at the incredible estate sale of a Michael Leininger in Melrose

Chinese Export Canton Blue and White Porcelain Oval Lidded Box small lidded box In excellent vintage conditionSo lovely, I am guessing this is a box that was built around the lid i. e, the jar to which the lid originally belonged was broken along the way, and this wooden box was custom built to fit it. I am certainly very glad they made the effort, and love the pairing of the blue and white with the dark wood. The lid itself, 19th century Chinese export porcelain I believe, features a pagoda in landscape and is very finely done; I especially love the border