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PROPERTY FROM THE BOYD FAMILY COLLECTION

                              ~982
                                  A BURL-INSET HONGMU INCENSE STAND

                                     19TH CENTURY
                                      The single-panel huamu burl top is set within a rectangular frame, above a narrow waist and beaded apron
                                      carved with stylized archaistic scrolls. The elegant beaded legs are of square section joined by humpback
                                      base stretchers, and terminate in hoof feet.
                                      33Ω in. (85.1 cm.) high, 18æ in. (47.7 cm.) wide, 13º in. (33.8 cm.) deep
                                      $6,000-8,000

                                                          PROVENANCE

                                      The Evelyn Boyd (1886-1972) Collection, and thence by descent within the family.
                                  清十九世紀 紅木嵌樺木癭面香几

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