A HUANGHUALI TWO-DRAWER ALTAR COFFER
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A HUANGHUALI TWO-DRAWER ALTAR COFFER

CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A HUANGHUALI TWO-DRAWER ALTAR COFFER
CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
With two-panel top set within the rectangular frame above plain aprons and spandrels, and two drawers above a plain horizontal panel and further shaped aprons, the whole raised on beaded legs of rounded square section
33 3/8 in. (84.8 cm.) high, 50 3/8 in. (128 cm.) wide, 22 1/8 in. (56.2 cm.) deep
Provenance
With Hei Hung Lu, Hong Kong.
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1971.
Literature
R. H. Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch'ing Dynasties, New York, 1971, p.164, p. 63.
A. Juliano, “Robert H. Ellsworth Treasures the East,” Architectural Digest, October 1985, p. 106.
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