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A HUANGHUALI AND BURLWOOD PANEL LOW TABLE, KANGJI A HARDWOOD TWO DRAWER ALTAR COFFER, LIAN’ERCHU
Qing Dynasty Republic period
Formed from framing members of unusual compressed arch Of standard section formed by a mortise and tenon frame joined
shape, adorned by elaborately reticulated vine and gourd aprons all to splayed supports housing a pair of drawers over a two doors
supporting the top floating panel figured in whorls of burl. separating elaborate spandrels.
13 x 16 1/2 x 38in (33 x 42 x 96.5cm) 32 x 19 x 39in (81.5 x 48.2 x 99cm)
$4,000 - 6,000 $4,000 - 6,000
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ONNALEE OLSON DOHENY PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF FRANK AND
GEORGIA JAMES
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A CARVED AND LACQUERED EIGHT PANEL FLOOR SCREEN 3210
The panels, 18th century A GROUP OF CARVED WOOD DECORATIONS
The older coromandel panels rearranged and remounted within a Republic period
modern lacquered wood frame connected by modern hinges and Including a small rectangular stand constructed with humpback
raised on short feet, displaying a massive Jiangnan garden scene stretchers, formed of hardwood of dark hue; and four carved long
bordered by smaller reserves of One Hundred Antiques above and rectangular architectural fragments formed of intricately reticulated
flower and bird subjects below, the reverse displaying auspicious layers of dragon, pine, and figural motifs, carved from softwood of
deer amid a landscape of the ‘Three Friends of Winter’ and rockery lighter hue. [5]
along with an inscription, possibly added later, bearing the date 38 1/2in (98cm) length of longest architectural fragment
Kangxi thirty-second year(1693) and bearing the signatures of Chen $1,000 - 1,500
Guangxian and Liu Tingzhang along with the seals reading Chen
Guangxian Yin and possibly fang gu (losses, retouching, likely missing 3211W
four panels). TWO HARDWOOD CABINETS
101 1/2 x 154in (258 x 391cm) Late Qing/Republic period
$1,500 - 2,500 The first originally the upper section of a two-part cabinet cut with
mortises along the base frame, the floating panels on the front doors
PROPERTY OF A NOBLE LADY including four larger units of flower and bird subjects separated by two
horizontal panels of flowering branches, the cabinet sides also built
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A HARDWOOD CHAIR drawers forming a center shelf; the second a clothing cabinet fitted
Republic period on the interior with banks of storage drawers behind a pair of doors
The humpback top rail suspending a curved back splat carved with a carved with shou medallions at the center and squared C-scrolls near
bat and fish chime tenoned into the hard paneled seat and supported each corner (each cabinet with shrinkage, age cracks, surface wear).
by curved rails above squared lower supports joined to a beaded 47 x 42 5/8 x 21 1/2in (119.4 x 108.4 x 54.5cm)
apron and box stretchers. and 39 x 40 3/4 x 19in (93 x 103.5 x 48cm)
41 1/2in (105.5cm) high $1,000 - 1,500
$1,500 - 2,500
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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS A PAIR OF HARDWOOD HORSESHOE ARMCHAIRS
Late Qing/Republic period
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A SMALL HUALI KANG TABLE in shou medallion motifs above elaborate aprons atop horizontal
Constructed with a single-board floating panel set within the stretchers.
mortise-and-tenoned frame above a narrow set-in waist, the 39 x 24 x 21in (99 x 61 x 53.3cm)
curving aprons and legs trimmed with a reeded edge that continues $1,200 - 1,800
onto each horse-hoof foot.
10 x 30 1/4 x 15 1/2in (25.5 x 77 x 39.5cm)
$3,000 - 5,000
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