A Huanghuali Round-Corner Tapered Cabinet, Yuanjiaogui

17TH CENTURY

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A Huanghuali Round-Corner Tapered Cabinet, Yuanjiaogui
17th Century
Of slender proportions, the splayed corner posts enclosing the matched simple panels of the pair of doors, above a plain narrow beaded apron extending to flamiform spandrels, the interior fitted with two shelves, the lower set with a pair of drawers with huanghuali fronts, original baitong fittings and oval pulls, the graining exceptionally attractive
57in. (144.8cm.) high, 30in. (77.5cm.) wide, 16in. (41.9cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Compare the pair of huanghuali cabinets with similar tapering form and flamiform spandrels, but with central stiles illustrated by Wang Shixing in Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1990, vol. II, p. 151, D23.

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