Chinese pewter cosmetic box, featuring a fitted compartment and a bottom drawer, decorated with a needle carved scene of a woman, flowers and Chinese characters, stamped, together with a Chinese brass letter opener (2), height 5 cm width 12 cm depth 8.5 cm. Provenance: Property of a Lady, Sarah J. Conger Nee Pike, wife of the American Ambassador in china, c. 1898-1905, thence by descent. Private Collection Sydney (by repute)