Wooden Trinket Box Hat Box They are decorated with gold

They are decorated with gold leaf and painted by hand

Shade W 40cm D 25cm H 25cm

A chunky plank top extends over the thick side frames and the doors are fitted directly into the frames on wooden dowels

The lovely carved lattice design of the low shelf harks back to earlier door and window panels in Chinese homes and is made in the same way - each individual piece of wood fitting into the next with mortise and tenon joints

decorated with lotus leaves and flowers

Wooden Trinket Box Hat Box They are decorated with goldThese beautiful little boxes are made from a wood known as 'huang huali' a tropical hardwood that is now quite rare and highly prized by the Chinese. With a round brass clasp, these are lovely objects that make great keepsake boxes.