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A PAIR OF SOUTHERN ELM (JUMU) 清十八至十九世紀 櫸木圓角櫃成對
ROUND-CORNERED TAPERED CABINETS,
YUANJIAOGUI
QING DYNASTY, 18TH – 19TH CENTURY

each of rectangular section and surmounted with a cabinet
top with a round edge beginning and ending with a narrow flat
band, supported with four slightly splayed stiles at each corner
forming the tapered silhouette, the front with a pair of single
panel doors, each with a frame fitted with a curved and cusped
metal plate adorned with a lock receptacle and door pull, a
shaped stretcher resting below the doors with a plain straight
apron beneath, the side aprons similarly left plain, the interior
divided into three shelves, the central one comprising two
drawers, the lower one with a hidden compartment
195.5 by 94.8 by 52.5 and 196 by 95.5 by 54 cm,
77 by 37¼ by 20⅝ and 77⅛ by 37½ by 21¼ in.

HK$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
US$ 256,000-384,000

266 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比