A CHINESE JI CHI MU TRAVELLING WEIGHING SCALES BOX

18TH CENTURY

The rectangular wood box with two drawers, the top with a small rectangular hole for the balance, with brass mounts to the corners and loop handles to the two shorter sides, the front set with a large metal locking plate, 14cm x 46cm x 21cm. (3)

Provenance: from a British private collection, purchased from Adrian Joseph of Allen Management in 1995.