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PAIRE DE CABINETS EN LAQUE TIANQI ET QIANGJIN Provenance:
Première moitié du XVIIIe siècle Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981)
Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021)
A PAIR OF TIANQI AND QIANGJIN LACQUER CABINETS
First half 18th century Similar decoration is found on a tianqi and qiangjin lacquer table,
Each cabinet lacquered in red-brown tones with two doors decorated early Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Imperial
with two pairs of swallows in flight and perched on branches or Furniture of Ming and Qing Dynasties: Classics of the Forbidden City,
flowers, one amidst leafy tree peony, prunus, lotus and camelia Beijing, 2008, no.237.
blossoms amidst rockwork, and the other amidst peach and
pomegranate fruit and flowers amidst rockwork, the sides variously 十八世紀上半葉 填漆戧金花鳥紋櫃一對
decorated with sprays of pomegranates and persimmon with
butterflies and insects, all above the apron decorated with blossoms 來源：
above the hoof-shaped feet, each cabinet opening to reveal two 巴黎Robert Rousset（1901-1981）舊藏
lower drawers decorated with butterflies and scattered bamboo and 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏
blossoms below the middle section with a one open compartment and
another with two doors with a pair of chi dragons and lingzhi, all below
the top open compartment, the reverse undecorated.
84cm (33in) high x 51.5cm (20 1/4in) wide x 25.5cm (10in) deep. (2).
€2,000 - 4,000

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