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A SMALL HUANGHUALI AND BURLWOOD
TABLE CABINET, GUANPIXIANG
Mid Qing Dynasty
Of rectangular form, the top composed of two
boards joined to a tapered rectangular frame fitted
with double hinges to the back and a circular lock-
plate to the front, housing a separate compartment
over a pair of doors with well-grained burlwood
panels, opening to reveal two vertical stacked
drawers to the left balanced by a deeper drawer to
the right, all below a long drawer, all supported on
a low base, the doors and side bail handles fitted
with metal mounts, the vividly-grained wood of rich
reddish-brown tone. 30cm (11 3/4in) high x 26.5cm
(10 1/4in) wide x 22cm (8 2/3in) deep.
HKD40,000 - 60,000
US$5,200 - 7,700

清中期 黃花梨嵌癭木官皮箱

Provenance:
A Hong Kong private collection

It is very rare to find a huanghuali table cabinet with
such finely figured burlwood door panels. See a
similar huanghuali and burlwood table cabinet,
18th century, which was sold at Bonhams New
York, 30 October 2017, lot 81.

黃花梨為主材，蓋盝頂，蓋緣和門扇之間安如意白
銅鎖頭，門框悶榫拍合，兩側安白銅活頁，内側安 137
一對鏤空石榴白銅把手，門扇嵌癭木，箱内分兩層
四屜，屜門安白銅把手，立墻皆整料。黃花梨嵌癭
木之官皮箱頗少見，可比較一件類似的黃花梨嵌癭
木官皮箱，2017年10月30日售於紐約邦瀚斯，拍
品編號81。