19th/20th century, comprising a pair of stacking lidded boxes, each with two red painted interior compartments, 7 x 8-3/4 x 9-1/2 in.; small four drawer writing box with red lacquer leaf decoration, 8-1/4 x 7-1/4 x 10 in.; portable writing desk with lidded top opening to shallow interior compartment, four small drawers, 8-1/2 x 19-1/4 x 11-1/2 in. - Provenance: Private Collection, Asheville, North Carolina surface dirt layer and accretion, scattered cracks and separations throughout; stacking boxes with some warping to wood (sections don't sit flush with edges, one lid does not sit flush with edge); writing deskÿwith some warping to wood (drawers stick slightly when pulled, some slightly off track), minor pest damage and associated losses, lid with split at back edge, glue repair where top edge joins top panel; writing box with one base side panel loose