A HUANGHUALI AND HONGMU THREE-DRAWER DESK
A HUANGHUALI AND HONGMU THREE-DRAWER DESK
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A HUANGHUALI AND HONGMU THREE-DRAWER DESK

CHINA, 20TH CENTURY

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A HUANGHUALI AND HONGMU THREE-DRAWER DESK
CHINA, 20TH CENTURY
The single-panel top set in a rectangular frame above three drawers and plain aprons and spandrels, and raised on square-section legs terminating in hoof feet
34 in. (86.4 cm.) high, 43 in. (109.2 cm.) long, 21 ½ in. (54.6 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Collection of Alice Boney, New York.
Johnstone-Fong, Inc., Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, 1991.
The Irving Collection, no. 1025.
Literature
Robert H. Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch'ing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 1971, p. 225, pl. 138.
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.

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