Black and Gold Lacquer Antique Chinoiserie String Holder Box cat with button eyes and a sculptural piece of

and a sculptural piece of what I think is likely pink Jadeite

but this is quite an unusual one and one of my very favorites

It is in very good condition and I have not attempted to polish it

And then there is the great shape

It appears to be in excellent condition

Black and Gold Lacquer Antique Chinoiserie String Holder Box cat with button eyes and a sculptural piece ofI've found a very close match of this lovely small lacquer string holder that describes it (with some authority) as English Victorian era Chinoiserie, late 19th or very early 20th century. Made of lacquered papier mache, it features wonderful gold toned decoration, different on all sides, depicting figures engaged in a variety of scenes, including one figure smoking from a pipe, another holding a fan, another reading, and another who appears to be