Lot Essay
A similar cabinet is in the British Royal Collection. See H. Clifford Smith, Buckingham Palace, London 1931, Country Life Ltd., p. 218, fig. 264.
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LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE STAND PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK AND GILT-LACQUER CABINET-ON-STAND
LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE STAND PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
The interior elaborately fitted with small drawers, balconies and various compartments and divisions
83 ¾ in. (220.5 cm.) high, 41 ½ in. (105 cm.) wide, 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
LATE 18TH CENTURY, THE STAND PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
The interior elaborately fitted with small drawers, balconies and various compartments and divisions
83 ¾ in. (220.5 cm.) high, 41 ½ in. (105 cm.) wide, 22 in. (56 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous Sale; Christie's London, 6 April 1998, lot 95.
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