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PROPERTY FROM AN OLD HONG KONG FAMILY COLLECTION 清十八至十九世紀 紅木及紫檀雕花鳥圖方角櫃一對
A RARE PAIR OF HONGMU AND ZITAN
SQUARE-CORNERED ‘FLOWERS AND BIRDS’
CABINETS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH – 19TH CENTURY

each of corner construction opening to two interior shelves
and backed with moulded panels, beautifully carved on the
front doors, one cabinet with an egret standing in a lotus pond
and two birds perched on branches of flowering hibiscus, the
other cabinet with two couple of birds, among prunus and
narcissus on one side and flowering quince above orchids
on the other, the side panels with plain fielded panels, all
supported on four square-section posts forming the legs, with
huangtong hinges incised with dragons, central plates with lock
receptacles and fish-shaped door pulls
176 by 94 by 40.5 cm, 69¼ by 37 by 16 in.
HK$ 500,000-700,000
US$ 64,000-89,500

88 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比