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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION
A RARE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI COMPOUND
CABINETS, SIJIANGUI
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
each comprising a hat chest resting on a larger rectangular
cabinet, the cabinet set with a pair of hinged doors composed
of floating panels within rectangular frames flanking a central
stile, opening to a shelved interior with two drawers, fitted with
a circular baitong lockplate with pin and ‘fish’ pull handles,
above a shaped beaded apron carved in relief with a pair of
dragons confronted with a lotus bloom amidst ruyi cloud
scrolls, raised on legs of square section with baitong mounts,
the hat chest echoing the cabinet’s construction without the
apron and legs
126.5 by 63 by h. 251 cm, 50 by 24¾ by h. 98¾ in.
PROVENANCE
Peter Lai Antiques, Hong Kong, 10th April 1990.

◉ HK$ 5,000,000-7,000,000
US$ 645,000-905,000
明十七世紀
黃花梨雕雙龍供蓮紋四件頂箱櫃成對

來源：
黎氏古玩，香港，1990年4月10日