Camphor wood chest with elegant carving

Antique Chinese Camphor wood chest with elegant carving. It is in an attractive mid brown colour and has elegant carving on the left hand side of the top. The beautiful fragrance that emanates from the inside helps to keep away moths, damp and retain the quality of the garments inside, essential for the sea-faring family this would have belonged to. The chest originated from the Southern coastal areas of China and would date from the mid 19th to the mid 20th century