A huanghuali open shelf cabinet with spindles and lattice-work, Qing dynasty
Estimate $9,000 – $12,000
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
of rectangular form, divided by four horizontal shelves each slightly recessed within the rounded frame, the central shelves enclosed with vertical spindles on the sides, back and along the central divide, and with two pairs of removable open work trellis doors at the front, each fitted with a baitong plate and pull, the frame extending down to form the short legs joined by shaped corner spandrels with beaded edge
167 cm high, 90.5 cm wide, 44.5 cm deep
- Lot Sold $36,000 (Hammer Price)
- $43,920 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Tomlinson Antique House, Singapore 19 June 1993
This lot is sold with a Tomlinson Antique House certificate of antiquity describing this cabinet as huanghuali and dating it to the Qing dynasty, 18th century
Compare with an open shelf cabinet dated to the early Qing dynasty from the Palace Museum, illustrated by Wang Xishiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture Vol II, p.145, plate D12
Condition Report
The top panel with a crack from the left edge approx 13 cm and another from the right edge approx 13 cm . Some joins with slight gaps. Some natural losses infilled.Otherwise generally good condition
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