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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK, GILT AND AUBERGINE LACQUER BUREAU-CABINET
18TH CENTURY
Details
A CHINESE EXPORT BLACK, GILT AND AUBERGINE LACQUER BUREAU-CABINET
18th century
The upper part with molded stepped cornice above a pair of panelled doors decorated with flower-filled vases enclosing twenty various drawers surrounding a central drawer, the base with slant lid enclosing a fitted interior with drawers, pigeonholes and a well above two short and three graduated long drawers on bracket feet, decorated throughout with flowering branches, architectural landscapes and exotic birds, minor restorations to decoration
79in. (201cm.) high, 39½in. (100cm.) wide, 21½in. (55cm.) deep
18th century
The upper part with molded stepped cornice above a pair of panelled doors decorated with flower-filled vases enclosing twenty various drawers surrounding a central drawer, the base with slant lid enclosing a fitted interior with drawers, pigeonholes and a well above two short and three graduated long drawers on bracket feet, decorated throughout with flowering branches, architectural landscapes and exotic birds, minor restorations to decoration
79in. (201cm.) high, 39½in. (100cm.) wide, 21½in. (55cm.) deep
Provenance
The Estate of Mildred S. Hilson, sold in these Rooms, 14 October 1995, lot 384 ($77,000).