An embellished hardwood portable chest, Guanpixiang, 19th/20th century
Estimate $7,000 – $9,000
the wood probably huanghuali, of square form, the flat topped hinged cover with metal ruyi-head clasp and corner mounts, lifting to reveal a shallow compartment over a pair of panelled doors flush within mitred frames opening to two pairs of short drawers above a long drawer, each with vase-shaped metal pulls, the sides set with bail handles and one side with two small additional circular plates with a chain joining the cover and side, the cover inlaid with a bird on a fruiting and flowering pomegranate bough and with lingzhi fungus, in various coloured hardstones, including lapis-lazuli, malachite, mother-of-pearl and soapstone, the front with bats among clouds and the base with a branch bearing the 'Three Abundances', the doors with boys at play, the cover with two inscribed ivory plaques, one with an apocryphal four-character mark of Jiaqing
32 cm high, 32 cm wide, 24 cm deep
- Lot Sold $9,500 (Hammer Price)
- $11,590 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
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Alison AlfordConsultant Arts & DesignSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Alison Alford |
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Brett BallardSpecialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Fiona HaywardSenior Specialist Australian & International Art |
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Anthony HurlConsultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hurl |
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Ann RobertsConsultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
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Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International Art |
