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A LARGE ‘HUANGHALI’ CHEST 清十七世紀 黃花梨長方櫃
QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
來源:
the base constructed as a stand in the form of 陳勝記,香港,1988年
a large rectangular frame with a raised central
section between the short feet, modelled with
two uprights on the sides, each flanked by a pair
of arched members, the uprights connected by
a horizontal handle atop the cabinet, the two
front doors hinged with metal straps and further
modelled with rectangular metal plates, each with
an aperture for the lock receptacle and a loop
door pull, the interior with twenty neatly arranged
drawers framing a central inverted T-shaped
section with a hinged door opening to two hidden
compartments
112.8 by 101.2 by 48.5 cm, 44⅜ by 39¾ by 19 in.
PROVENANCE
Chan Shing Kee, Hong Kong, 1988.
◉ HK$ 500,000-700,000
US$ 64,000-89,500
250 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比