Chinese Carved Oval Red Lacquer Box, oval lidded box with deep quality carving on the top and bottom (as if it had 2 lids), 5 1/4" x 3 1/2", 1 lid depicting a man and a woman at sea on a leaf with crab, fish, shell and serpent, the other depicting 2 men standing on a leaf at sea with shell, fish and dog. Appears to be late 18/19th century,, Imperial quality, comes with a 20th century box. Provenance: A Cape Cod collection . Estimate $2,000-3,000