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PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH LADY AND GENTLEMAN
A SMALL ‘GURI’ LACQUER CHEST
LATE MING DYNASTY
of rectangular form, supported on a curved foot, carved to
the exterior through alternating layers of black and cinnabar
lacquer with ruyi-shaped pommels, the metal hinged door with
a lockplate and a drawer pull, the interior with four drawers of
varying sizes, the interiors lacquered red, the base lacquered
black, Japanese wood box
(7)
17 cm, 6¾ in.
£ 20,000-30,000
HK$ 203,000-304,000 US$ 25,900-38,800
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