This beautiful and decorative piece dates to the mid-19th century. It is a Chinese export item made for the European market. It is circular and has an intricately carved hardwood gallery with a moulded and carved Greek key lower section. Rising above this, the gallery is finely carved and pierced with a foliate and scroll design. The tray stands on four small, shaped feet. The underside of the tray has a wooden panel that forms its base. Mounted on this panel forming the inside of the tray is a superb original Chinese needlework that depicts a central landscape and two figures within a shaped boarder. Around which there are further shaped panels that contain a mixture of landscapes and floral displays, the edge is finished with boarder of continuous stylised flower heads. This intricate work is done in coloured silk threads. A metallic thread has been used to infill the background. The original rebated and fitted glass panel protects this delicate needlework. This piece is in good con...