LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID HUANGHUALI CABINET
LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Of rectangular form with two doors set with rectangular metal lockplates and inlaid with mother-of-pearl depicting two birds amongst floral sprays and blossoming branches. The doors open to reveal the shelved interior with eight drawers. The sides are similarly decorated.
13 7/8 in. (35 cm.) high, 14 1/2 in. (37 cm.) wide, 11 3/8 in. (29.1 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

It is very rare to find huanghuali furniture pieces inlaid with mother-of-pearl. Compare to a mother-of-pearl inlaid huanghuali kang table dated to the middle Qing period in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Palace Museum Collection: A Treasury of Ming & Qing dynasty Palace Furniture, vol. 1, Beijing, pp. 244-245, fig. 279 (fig. 1).

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