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PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN COLLECTION
~1644
A HUANGHUALI ROUND-CORNER TAPERED CABINET,
YUANJIAOGUI
17TH CENTURY
The rounded, molded, rectangular top frame is supported by gently
splayed legs of rounded square section joined near the feet by plain
aprons and spandrels. The single-panel doors are set flush against a
removable center stile and open to reveal a shelved interior with two
drawers above a plain panel.
56æ in. (144.1 cm.) high, 31æ in. (80.6 cm.) wide, 14æ in. (37.5 cm.) deep

$80,000-120,000
PROVENANCE:
Chan Shing Kee, Hong Kong.
ChinArt, New York, 17 January 2004.

The simplicity and elegance of form of this cabinet is in the classical
Ming style. The combination of design, perfect proportions and
precise craftsmanship lend the cabinet a refined elegance and sense
of balance and stability. The form was widely used in cabinet-making
throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. A huanghuali round-corner
cabinet of similar proportion and dimensions sold at Christie's Hong
Kong, The Feng Wen Tang Collection of Bamboo Carvings and
Furniture, 3 June 2015, lot 2824.

十七世紀 黃花梨圓角櫃

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