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L A C Q U E R • J A D E • B R O N Z E • I N K T H E R V I N G C O L L E C T I O N 髹金飾玉 - 歐雲伉儷珍藏

~1205 A HUANGHUALI ROUND-CORNER TAPERED CABINET,
YUANJIAOGUI
CHINA, MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

The beautifully proportioned cabinet with a rounded rectangular top
supported on elegantly splayed legs of circular section, the doors opening
to reveal the shelved interior, all above plain, beaded apron and shaped,
beaded spandrels
52º in. (132.7 cm.) high, 31Ω in. (80 cm.) wide, 17º in. (43.8 cm.) deep
$150,000-250,000
PROVENANCE
The Irving Collection, no. 1016.
The simplicity and elegance of form of this type of cabinet is
representative of the classical Ming style. The combination of design,
perfect proportions and precise craftsmanship lend these cabinets a
refned elegance and sense of balance and stability. A slightly larger pair
of cabinets (70 in. high), illustrated by Robert Hatfeld Ellsworth, Nicholas
Grindley and Anita Christy, Chinese Furniture - One Hundred Examples
from the Mimi and Raymond Hung Collection, New York, 1996, pp. 190-191,
no. 74, is ftted with similarly carved shaped spandrels.
明十七世紀 黃花梨圓角櫃

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