A CHINA TRADE GOLD AND BLACK LACQUER SEWING TABLE,circa 1840. On two lyre-shaped legs and claw feet joined by a stretcher, the hinged rectangular cover decorated with a panel of figures and opening to reveal a fitted interior - 27 in. x 25 1/2 in. x 17 1/2 in. Estimate $600-700
A similar example is illustrated by David Howard in the exhibition "A Tale of Three Cities: Canton, Shanghai, Hong Kong," Sotheby's London 1997, cat. no. 247.
