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PROPERTY FROM A VIRGINIA PRIVATE COLLECTION lacquer cabinet was recovered after the war. As Andrews
A GILT AND POLYCHROMED BLACK LACQUER noted, it was “recovered from the veranda of what had been
CABINET the Japanese military headquarters. It had been exposed
to the winds and rains of the typhoon season, but such is
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD the durability of eighteenth-century Peking lacquer work
Height 67½ in., 171.5 cm; Width 42¼ in., 107.3 cm; Depth that it suffered relatively little damage”. At Tulip Hill, the
16⅝ in., 42.2 cm cabinet was prominently placed in the living room among the
couple’s other fine furnishings and artworks.
PROVENANCE
The cabinet, designed for storage, features exceptionally
Collection of Hope (1901-1984) and Lewis R. (1892-1990)
Andrews, Tulip Hill, Maryland, acquired in Shanghai in the fine shaped panels painted with an array of flowers and birds
1920s to 1930s, and thence by descent. set into elaborate archaistic openwork. Related examples
from the Qing Court Collection share characteristics of
LITERATURE the present cabinet. The use of shaped panels, openwork,
and painted lacquer are illustrated by a display cabinet in
Hope Andrews, ‘Living with Antiques’, Antiques,
October 1969, p. 564. Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), The Complete
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong,
The present cabinet from the collection of Hope and Lewis 2002, pl. 215. Compare another display cabinet with closely
Andrews has a remarkable history. Lewis Andrews, a related kui dragon scrolls, ibid., pl. 220.
decorated British officer, moved to Shanghai in 1919 after
his service during World War I. The couple met in Shanghai $ 20,000-30,000
in the 1920s, fell in love with Chinese art and immediately
started collecting until their passion was interrupted by 清乾隆 黑漆加彩描金開光花卉圖立櫃
World War II. After the war, the couple and their collection
moved to the US. In 1947 they purchased Tulip Hill in 來源
Maryland, now recognized as one of the most historically Hope (1901-1984) 及 Lewis R. (1892-1990) Andrews 伉儷
and architecturally significant pre-revolutionary American
mansions. 收藏，Tulip Hill，馬里蘭州，1920至1930年代得於上
海，此後家族傳承
Hope Andrews vividly recounted the wartime drama and
the fate of the cabinet for an article entitled ‘Living with 出版
Antiques’ in Antiques, October 1969. She recalled purchasing Hope Andrews，〈Living with Antiques〉，
the cabinet in Shanghai and being informed that it was made 《Antiques》，1969年10月，頁564
during the Qianlong reign. During the war, the Andrews’
house on Hongqiao road was looted but, fortunately, the

The present lot illustrated in Hope Andrews, ‘living with
Antiques’, Antiques, October 1969, p. 564.
本拍品錄於 Hope Andrews，〈Living with Antiques〉，
《Antiques》，1969年10月，頁564
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