A HARDWOOD TABLE-TOP CHEST (GUANPIXIANG) QING DYNASTY
A HARDWOOD TABLE-TOP CHEST (GUANPIXIANG) QING DYNASTYEstimate $6,000 – $8,000
or rectangular form with a bail handle on each side, the hinged domed cover set with brass ruyi-head corner mounts and chain, opening to reveal a separate compartment above a pair of doors with ruyi-shaped baitong clasp and circular lockplate, the doors and cover opening to reveal four short drawers and one long drawer with shaped drawer pulls, the wood of warm chestnut brown tone
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34.5CM WIDE, 25.5CM DEEP, 33.5CM HIGH
LITERATURE
Compare with a 'huanghuali' chest sold Sotheby's New York, 14 September 2011, lot 169