A GOLD LACQUER `DOUBLE PEACH` KOBAKO (SMALL BOX) AND COVER Japan, 19th century Well modeled as two peaches, bearing a kinji ground and lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e with several leaves attached to the stalk, the undersides of some leaves highlighted with minute gold flakes, two leaves finely rendered with insect nibbles, the interior of nashiji with gold fundame edges. LENGTH 16 cm Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few tiny nibbles and minuscule chips to edges, occasional light surface scratches. Provenance: British private estate. Auction comparison: Compare a closely related gold lacquer kobako and cover, modeled as a single peach, 10.6 cm long, at Bonhams, The Harriet Szechenyi Sale of Japanese Art, 8 November 2011, London, lot 396 ( sold for 2,375 GBP ).