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224 Y
A HuANgHuAlI INkSTONe BOx ANd cOVeR
Qing Dynasty
The box of rectangular shape with lift-off cover carved in relief with
shou character and key-fret design within moulded edges, the base
raised on corner bracket feet.
5cm high, 23.5cm wide, 17.5cm deep
£500 - 700

225 Y
A HuANgHuAlI AlTAR cOFFeR, lAINSANcHu
Qing Dynasty
The rectangular top with inset ‘floating’ panel and applied upturned
scroll terminals supported on corner stepped corbels, all above three
frieze drawers and one pair of panelled doors, over a shaped apron
and spreading feet, original brass lock plates, hinges and handles. 226
86cm high, 130cm wide, 45.5cm deep
£500 - 700 230 Y
A HuAlI lOw TABle
226 19th/20th century
A PAIR OF clOISONNé eNAMel ‘quAIl’ INceNSe BuRNeRS The rectangular top with inset ‘floating panel’ constructed from two
ANd cOVeRS timbers, within a plain surround, the straight sided waist with carved
18th century ‘blind’ lozenge details and joined by straight supports to the hump-
Modelled in mirror image, each bird standing on gilded legs with backed stretchers, all raised on square section supports ending in
its head slightly turned to the side, the plumage finely detailed and scroll feet,
enamelled in tones of yellow, black, red, white and blue. 40.5cm high, 94cm wide, 53.5cm deep
Each 14cm high (4).
£500 - 700
£3,000 - 5,000
231
227 Y FOuR exPORT gIlT-lAcqueR BOxeS wITH cOVeRS
A HuANgHuAlI cuRIO STANd The largest, a tea caddy with two internal lidded pewter containers
Qing Dynasty and raised on dragon mask feet, 32cm wide, a second smaller caddy
The two square surfaces each with carved and pierced aprons and on similarly fitted and on paw feet, 21cm wide, another very similar on
slender square-section supports with moulded edges and joined by mask feet, 20cm wide, a work box with twin swing handles and
humpbacked stretchers. hinged cover opening to reveal a lift out tray and containing numerous
sewing accessories and raised on paw feet.
18.5cm high, 42cm wide and 19cm deep 23cm wide (4).

£300 - 500 £300 - 500
228 Y 232
A HuANgHuAlI ANd BuRlwOOd NeST OF FOuR TABleS A lARge SIlk eMBROIdeRed PANel
Qing Dynasty, 19th century 19th century
The rectangular tops with inset burlwood ‘floating panel’ above an The near-square yellow brocade silk embroidered with a single dragon
apron of carved and pierced interlaced knotwork design on moulded emerging and disappearing between clouds within a border of other
supports joined by hump-backed stretchers. dragons.
230cm x 225cm
largest, 70cm high, 46cm wide, 34cm deep (4).
£500 - 700
£500 - 700
233
229 A lARge clOISONNé eNAMel JAR ANd cOVeR
VARIOuS RANk BAdgeS Late 20th century
Qing Dynasty The domed cover with Buddhistic lion finial, cover and vessel
Five representing the sixth civil rank depicting an egret in clouds above decorated with red-crested cranes and butterflies amidst flowers
waves, variously worked in embroidery, couched metallic threads and between formal borders of ruyi and lotus.
brocade; three have both front and back panels, largest 32cm square; 38cm high (2).
together with an embroidered panel of bats and flowers mounted as a
cushion cover. £250 - 350
panel 25cm square (11).
£250 - 350

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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