A large hardwood side cabinet Qing Dynasty
A large hardwood side cabinet
Qing Dynasty
The rectangular cabinet with upturned eaves at the sides, set above three drawers and a central compartment with two doors, all flanked by a pair of openwork shaped panels carved with a chilong amidst a foliate scroll with lingzhi fungus. 221cm (87in) wide x 51cm (20in) deep x 90cm (35 1/2in) high
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
US$ 6,000 - 9,000
€4,700 - 7,000

Footnotes

  • 清 硬木螭龍紋聯三櫥

    Provenance: Sotheby's London, 5 June 1981, lot 195

    The form of the present lot is a continuation of the Ming Dynasty cabinet and may be compared to a huanghuali cabinet, Ming Dynasty, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (I), Beijing, 2002, pl.171.

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