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A PAIR OF ‘HUANGHUALI’ AND MIXED WOOD PROVENANCE
BOOKCASES Bonhams San Francisco, 12th-13th October 1999, lot 7123.
LATE QING DYNASTY
Ⴚ$ 50,000-70,000
of rectangular shape, the cushion molded and beaded
members of the frame supporting four shelves, each outlined 1999 10 12 13 7123
by an openwork gallery enclosing quatrefoil struts, the middle
shelf above a pair of short drawers each carved to the front
with a symmetrical ruyi band, the legs joined at the base by
beaded shaped spandrels (2)
Height 70 in., 177.8 cm; Width 33¾ in., 85.7 cm; Depth 12½ in.,
31.8 cm
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