A five panel famille-rose porcelain inlaid and mixed wood screen, 20th century
Estimate $12,000 – $16,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY
each panel inset with a porcelain figural plaque, the large central panel flanked by two narrow panels to either side, each plaque painted with a sage and boy attendant carrying different items for his master, below a poetic verse and cyclical date wuchen in black with a red seal reading Xichang Wang Qi (Wang Qi from Xichang), the wood frames with mirror backed openwork scrolls above and similar scrolls below, all within black lacquered borders
80 cm high, 132 cm wide (overall)
Condition Report
A crack to the frame of one side panel from the bottom left corner to the frame lower edge. Some wear around the feet. Some small sections of openwork scrolls repaired.
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Guy CairnduffHead Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International ArtMelbourne | Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith |
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Ann RobertsSpecialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
Anthony HurlSpecialist Consultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hur |
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Brett BallardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International ArtMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward |
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AU0829 |
24 Oct 2018 |
Melbourne
6 pm