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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION

                                                                                             ~986

                                                                                             TWO HUANGHUALI BRUSH POTS
                                                                                             18TH CENTURY

                                                                                             Both are of cylindrical form with subtly waisted
                                                                                             sides and with fne grain and attractive patterning,
                                                                                             the larger in particular with several ‘ghost eyes’.

                                                                                             5√ and 5¿ in. (14.9 and 13 cm.) high          (2)
                                                                                             $10,000-15,000

                                                                                             PROVENANCE

                                                                                             Honeychurch Antiques, Ltd., Hong Kong, 1993.

                                                                                             清十八世紀 黃花梨筆筒兩件

986

                                                                                             ANOTHER PROPERTY

                                                                                             ~987
                                                                                             A HUANGHUALI COSMETIC CASE

                                                                                             18TH-19TH CENTURY
                                                                                             The fat top opens to reveal a single tray, and the
                                                                                             single-panel doors open to reveal the interior ftted
                                                                                             with drawers, all set into a rectangular base, the
                                                                                             whole ftted with baitong hardware.
                                                                                             12Ω in. (31.8 cm.) high, 12 in. (30.5 cm.) wide,
                                                                                             8√ in. (22.5 cm.) deep

                                                                                             $8,000-12,000

                                                                                             清十八/十九世紀 黃花梨官皮箱

                                                                                        987

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