A CHINESE-EXPORT BLACK AND GOLD-LACQUER CABINET-ON-STAND
Late 18th Century
In the form of two cabinets with temple interiors on a stand, decorated overall with landscape scenes, trailing flowers and foliage, the top cabinet with a Chinese temple roof above a pair of panelled doors decorated with a mountainous river landscape and enclosing a fitted columned temple interior with eight variously-sized small drawers around a geometrically-pierced hinged screen, all decorated with landscapes and foliage, the sides with carrying-handles above a larger conforming cabinet with eleven variously-sized drawers, on a pierced stand with geometrically-shaped apron, on square tapering legs with lappeted tops and splayed feet, with Chinese characters to the reverse of each drawer
21 in. (53 cm.) wide; 62 in. (157.5 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) deep
A CHINESE-EXPORT BLACK AND GOLD-LACQUER CABINET-ON-STAND
Late 18th Century
In the form of two cabinets with temple interiors on a stand, decorated overall with landscape scenes, trailing flowers and foliage, the top cabinet with a Chinese temple roof above a pair of panelled doors decorated with a mountainous river landscape and enclosing a fitted columned temple interior with eight variously-sized small drawers around a geometrically-pierced hinged screen, all decorated with landscapes and foliage, the sides with carrying-handles above a larger conforming cabinet with eleven variously-sized drawers, on a pierced stand with geometrically-shaped apron, on square tapering legs with lappeted tops and splayed feet, with Chinese characters to the reverse of each drawer
21 in. (53 cm.) wide; 62 in. (157.5 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) deep
