18TH CENTURY

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AN UNUSUAL SMALL MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND GOLD-INLAID GURI LACQUER SEAL CHEST
18TH CENTURY
Of rectangular shape with removable front panel, the case and panel, as well as the five drawers on the interior, finely carved through the fine black and red layers of lacquer with pommel scrolls, all within narrow dogtooth borders of fine gold and mother-of-pearl inlay, with huangtong mounts
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high, 6 5/8 in. (17 cm.) across, 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) deep

Provenance

Acquired circa 1960s-1974, and thence by descent within the family.

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Lot Essay

Compare the box and cover similarly carved with pommel scroll in the manner of earlier Ming tixi lacquer, as is the present chest, in the Qing Court collection, and bearing a Qianlong inscription, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 46 - Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 2006, p. 54, no. 35.

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