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A ‘HUANGHUALI’ SQUARE CORNER
TWO-DOOR CABINET
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

the rectangular form of miter, mortise and tennon construction
with tielimu back, the panelled doors with later brass mounts,
the interior with a shelf and two drawers
92 by 84.5 by 51 cm, 36¼ by 33¼ by 20 in.
‡ ◉ W £ 15,000-20,000
HK$ 152,000-203,000 US$ 19,400-25,900
清十八世纪 黄花梨方角櫃

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A CARVED BAMBOO ‘DEER’
LIBATION CUP
17TH/18TH CENTURY 133

the deep flaring sides carved in high relief and openwork in the
form of a trunk section of a pine tree, the exterior depicting
a pair of deer’s resting amongst gnarled branches laden with
clusters of needles, the surface patinated to a warm reddish-
brown colour
11 cm, 4⅜ in.
† £ 5,000-7,000
HK$ 51,000-71,000 US$ 6,500-9,100

十七/十八世紀 竹雕松鹿紋樁式盃

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A BAMBOO ‘LADIES’ BRUSHPOT
17TH/18TH CENTURY

of cylindrical form, the exterior well carved in low relief
depicting the lavishly dressed Er Qiao, one lying on an
intricately carved daybed beside a large lotus arrangement, the
other seated holding a book between them, the reverse with
a twenty-character excerpt from Lu Qingzi’s poem, denoting
the astonishing beauty of the Qiao sisters, followed by the
characters Tianru Nianweng (an old man of Heaven’s age) and
signed Zifan, the patina of a rich reddish-brown colour
14.4 cm, 5⅝ in.
£ 10,000-15,000
HK$ 102,000-152,000 US$ 13,000-19,400

清十七/十八世紀 竹雕二喬共讀圖筆筒
《子蕃》款

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