Black and Gold Lacquer Antique Chinoiserie String Holder Box dome lid and the Sanskrit word nandi

and the Sanskrit word nandi has the meaning of happy

with no spotting or mildew whatsoever

with a little roughness to the wood and a few tiny cracks in the bowl and on the upper neck of the dark--no real matter

I think this one was made in Poland and dates to the late 40s or very early 50s

Black and Gold Lacquer Antique Chinoiserie String Holder Box dome lid and the Sanskrit word nandiI'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