Lot 20
20
A HUANGHUALI DISPLAY CABINET, LIANGGEGUI

17TH CENTURY

Details
A HUANGHUALI DISPLAY CABINET, LIANGGEGUI
17th Century
Of upright rectangular form, the plain square corner stiles supporting a stage-like shelf with plain curvilinear inner frames on three sides, the recessed paneled doors with plain metal lockplates, pulls and hinges, the interior fitted with a shelf with a pair of drawers, the drawer pulls with chrysanthemum-shaped metal mounting plates, the rear and side panels, as well as the drawer guides all easily demountable, all above plain angular aprons
76in. (193cm.) high, 41in. (104.5cm.) wide, 21in. (54.6cm.) deep

Lot Essay

Display cabinets with plain, uncarved framework are unusual

Compare the single cabinet with fairly simple carved framework illustrated by Wang Shixiang in Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, vol. II, Hong Kong, 1990, p. 148, D18. Compare, also, the pair of display cabinets formerly in the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection, sold in these rooms, September 19, 1996, lot 76