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                    625                                      625  Y
                                                             A HUALI BIRD CAGE WITH BIRD FEEDERS
                                                             19th century
                                                             The square-section cage with movable opening to one side and
                                                             suspended by a gilt-splashed hook, the interior with two perches,
                                                             a wooden bird feeder and other two porcelain feeders, one in
                                                             underglaze blue with chrysanthemum scroll and the other with an
                                                             iron-red dragon decoration and apocryphal Yongzheng four-character
                                                             mark in underglaze blue.
                                                             The cage: 22cm (8 5/8in) x 20cm (7 7/8in)
                                                             £1,500 - 2,000
                                                             HK$16,000 - 21,000
                                                             CNY13,000 - 18,000

                                                             626  TP Y
                                                             A CARVED HONGMU STAND
                                                             Late 19th century
                                                             The circular top inset with a red veined marble panel within a scroll
                                                             border, all supported by a carved and pierced apron on four foliate
                                                             cabriole legs. 82.5cm high (32 1/2in) x 55.3cm (21 3/4in) diam.
                                                             £800 - 1,200
                                                             HK$8,500 - 13,000
                                                             CNY7,100 - 11,000

                                                             627
                                                             AN EXPORT BLACK LACQUER AND GILT-DECORATED
                                                             MIRROR STAND
                                                             Early 19th century
                                                             Comprising two tiers, each with twin drawers of rectangular bracket-
                                                             lobed form, the upper tier fitted with a shield-form mirror and stand,
                                                             decorated overall with a continuous fruiting grapevine and trellis
                                                             design. 70.5cm (27 3/4in) high x 42cm (16 1/2in) wide

                                                             £1,000 - 1,500
                                                             HK$11,000 - 16,000
                                                             CNY8,800 - 13,000
              627                                            Compare with a related example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
                                                             accession no. 41.321-0.

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