17th-19th century
The small 'scholar' box of rectangular form, depicting a seated figure in a landscape; the box and cover of melon form, inlaid in mother-of-pearl and hardstone with a trailing melon vine; the stem bowl decorated with figures in a riverside garden; the boxwood carving with a child seated on his mother's lap holding a floral bouquet, wood stand.
The melon box 10cm (4in) long. (7).
17th-19th century
The small 'scholar' box of rectangular form, depicting a seated figure in a landscape; the box and cover of melon form, inlaid in mother-of-pearl and hardstone with a trailing melon vine; the stem bowl decorated with figures in a riverside garden; the boxwood carving with a child seated on his mother's lap holding a floral bouquet, wood stand.
The melon box 10cm (4in) long. (7).
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