A Chinese famille rose 'ladies' paste box Lot n° 345

The cover is decorated with two ladies seated in a garden reading a book. The scene is inscribed and dated dingmao year. The sides of the box are decorated with gilt chevrons on an iron red ground. The base is stamped with a 'guanyao nei zao' mark in iron red. Origin: China Period: 20th century Sizes: 7.00 cm. H x 13.00 cm. diameter 2.76 in. H x 5.12 in. diameter