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18TH CENTURY
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A CHINESE HARDWOOD PORTABLE LIBRARY CABINET
18TH CENTURY
Made in separate sections for ease of transportation when travelling, comprising six small drawers above a central shelved recess with panelled front, flanked by two nests of drawers and pigeonholes, also with detachable panel fronts, the two large lower sections below with interior shelves and detachable front panels, the whole raised on two square-legged bases with latticework shelves
65¾ in. (164.5 cm.) high overall, 60½ in. (153.6 cm.) wide, 16 in. (40.6 cm.) deep
18TH CENTURY
Made in separate sections for ease of transportation when travelling, comprising six small drawers above a central shelved recess with panelled front, flanked by two nests of drawers and pigeonholes, also with detachable panel fronts, the two large lower sections below with interior shelves and detachable front panels, the whole raised on two square-legged bases with latticework shelves
65¾ in. (164.5 cm.) high overall, 60½ in. (153.6 cm.) wide, 16 in. (40.6 cm.) deep
Provenance
Previously from a Mansion in Kaifeng, Henan province, China.
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Kullgren; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 4-5 December 1958, lot 384 ($1,200).
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Kullgren; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 4-5 December 1958, lot 384 ($1,200).
Literature
G. Norman-Wilcox, 'Early Chinese Furniture', Antiques, April 1943, p. 169, fig. 4.
Exhibited
Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles County Museum, 1942-48.
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