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A HUANGHUALI DOCUMENT BOX, XIANG The present lot forms part of a distinguished collection of classical
18th century Chinese furniture devotedly collected and lived with over the past three
The rectangular case composed of well-figured panels with a hinged decades. The owner had the privilege of learning from the pre-eminent
cover, the fitted top panel with a finely beaded lip, repeated on the scholar of classical Chinese furniture, Wang Shixiang, as well as from
conforming lower section, the corners set with ruyi-baitong mounts the well-known dealer in classical Chinese furniture, Grace Wu Bruce.
and with a circular lock plate and hinged cloud-outline clasp, the
interior with a fitted tray. Characterised by finely-grained wood with richly variegated orange
41.3cm (16 3/8in) wide x 19cm (7 1/2in) high x 24cm (9 1/2in). and brown tones, the classical design of the present example was
employed to store documents and seals for scholars but also other
£3,500 - 4,500 valuable items such as jewellery, cash and silver.
CNY28,000 - 35,000
Compare with a similar huanghuali document box, late Ming/early Qing
dynasty, illustrated by T.Liu, Art for the Scholar’s Studio, Hong Kong,
十八世紀 黃花梨方形小箱 1986, p.257, fig.251. A similar huanghuali box, 17th/18th century, was
sold at Sotheby’s New York, 17 September 2013, lot 268.
Provenance: a British private collection

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