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Lot 970
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BLACK LACQUER TABLE-TOP CHEST, GUANPIXIANG 19th century
18 December 2017, 11:00 PST
San FranciscoSold for US$9,375 inc. premium
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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID BLACK LACQUER TABLE-TOP CHEST, GUANPIXIANG
19th century
The hinged top opening to reveal a shallow tray, set above a pair of doors secured by a circular ruyi-edged escutcheon and ruyi-shaped lock plate, connected to the sides with similarly shaped hinges, opening to reveal four interior drawers of various sizes, all fitted with drawer pulls, the sides fitted with bail handles, the surfaces decorated with iridescent shell finely shaped and applied to the black lacquer surfaces to create scenes of scholars and attendants in outdoor settings on the exterior, and floral sprigs and scattered blossoms in the interior and front of the base.
12 7/8 x 10 1/2 x 13 5/8in (32.8 x 26.7 x 34.5cm)
The hinged top opening to reveal a shallow tray, set above a pair of doors secured by a circular ruyi-edged escutcheon and ruyi-shaped lock plate, connected to the sides with similarly shaped hinges, opening to reveal four interior drawers of various sizes, all fitted with drawer pulls, the sides fitted with bail handles, the surfaces decorated with iridescent shell finely shaped and applied to the black lacquer surfaces to create scenes of scholars and attendants in outdoor settings on the exterior, and floral sprigs and scattered blossoms in the interior and front of the base.
12 7/8 x 10 1/2 x 13 5/8in (32.8 x 26.7 x 34.5cm)














