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A CARVED AND PAINTED MARBLE ‘CRANE’ PROPERTY FROM A HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTION
JAR AND COVER A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI ARMCHAIRS,
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY MEIGUIYI

the exterior carved in low relief with cranes amidst clouds LATE MING – EARLY QING DYNASTY
above jagged rocks and crashing waves, the cover similarly
decorated and surmounted by a lotus bud finial, covered each with a rectangular top rail mortised and tenoned to the
overall save for the base in an opaque white paint stiles, set with a beaded-edge apron shaped with angular
21.5 cm, 8½ in. scrolls and tongue-and-grooved into the top rail, the stiles
continuing through the seat frame and extending as the back
HK$ 30,000-50,000 legs, the arms mortised and tenoned to the stiles and posts,
US$ 3,850-6,400 continuing through the seat and extending as the front legs,
the hard cane seat bordered by a horizontal stretcher set with
明十七世紀 石雕雲鶴獻壽圖蓋罐 vertical pillar-shaped struts below, the front beaded-edged
apron carved in low relief with meandering tendrils, the side
aprons and the back apron left plain, the front legs joined
by a shaped footrest atop a plain shaped apron on the front
and aprons on the sides, the legs joined by rounded square
stretchers
91.5 by 56 by 45 cm, 36 by 22 by 17¾ in.
◉ HK$ 90,000-120,000
US$ 11,500-15,400
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