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RARE CABINET ET COFFRE EN HUANGHUALI, SIJIANGUI
RARE CABINET ET COFFRE EN HUANGHUALI, SIJIANGUI
RARE CABINET ET COFFRE EN HUANGHUALI, SIJIANGUI
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RARE CABINET ET COFFRE EN HUANGHUALI, SIJIANGUI

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XIXEME SIECLE

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RARE CABINET ET COFFRE EN HUANGHUALI, SIJIANGUI
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XIXEME SIECLE
De forme légèrement évasée, la façade s'ouvre à deux vantaux. Les encadrements et les montants sont arrondis. La partie inférieure présente un panneau à décor uni. Il repose sur quatre pieds de section carrée aux angles arrondis soulignés de tabliers. La partie supérieure rapportée est composée de la partie haute d'un cabinet.

Hauteur 157.7 cm. (62 in.), largeur: 71.7 cm. (28 ¼ in.), profondeur: 42 cm. (16 ½ in.)
Provenance
With R.H. Ellsworth, Ltd., New York, 28 December 1973.
Private European collection.
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. This item will be transferred to an offsite warehouse after the sale. Please refer to department for information about storage charges and collection details.
Further details
A RARE AND UNUSUAL SMALL HUANGHUALI COMPOUND CABINET AND HAT CHEST, SIJIANGUI
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

The present cabinet is unusual for its diminutive size. Typically, cabinets of this type are known for their massive size and are constructed with a flush frame. However, variations on this type are known. Compare, for example, the huanghuali compound cabinet and hat chest of similar construction, although of more elongated form, illustrated by G. Ecke in Chinese Domestic Furniture, Vermont and Tokyo, 1962, p. 134, no. 106. See, also, a rare small huanghuali compound cabinet and hat chest, formerly from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, measuring 95.3 cm. high, sold at Christie’s New York, 18 March 2009, lot 373.

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