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THE PROPERTY OF A CONNECTICUT GENTLEMAN
876
A LOBED ZITAN BOX AND COVER
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The box and cover are each carved with shallow,
hexagonal, petal-lobed sides, and is supported on
six ruyi-form feet.
7¬ in. (19.4 cm.) across
$7,000-9,000
PROVENANCE:
Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Collection, New York.

康涅狄克州士紳珍藏
清十八/十九世紀 紫檀菱花式蓋盒
來源:
安思遠, 紐約
PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
877
876 A VERY LARGE ZITAN SCROLL POT
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The cylindrical scroll pot has thick sides and the
wood has an attractive color and grain.
15º in. (38.7 cm.) high
$30,000-50,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired prior to 1973 and thence by descent to
the present owner.

美國私人珍藏
清十八/十九世紀 紫檀大軸筒
來源:
入藏於1973年前, 後傳承至現藏家
ANOTHER PROPERTY
878
A FINELY CARVED ZITAN DOCUMENT
BOX
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The box and cover are well carved in low relief on
the sides and top with sinuous dragons writhing
amidst clouds, the interior fitted with a zitan tray.
The box is mounted with a circular lockplate and a
ruyi-form clasp detailed with lotus scroll and fitted
with shaped handles at the sides.
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, 14æ in. (37.4 cm.) wide, 8¿ in.
(20.6 cm.) deep

$40,000-60,000
Standard zitan boxes are left unadorned, with
the metal mounts providing the only decorative
elements. It is rare to find such an elaborately
carved example. A larger zitan box, dating to the
Qianlong period, and carved with dragon and
phoenix amidst scrollwork is illustrated in Zheng
Nanwei et al., in The Most Noble Hardwood: Zi Tan
Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, vol. 2, 878 (two views)
Beijing, 2016, no. 63. A similarly carved example
in huanghuali was sold at Sotheby’s New York, 15
September 2015, lot 249.

877
清十八/十九世紀 紫檀雕雲龍紋小箱

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