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A PAIR OF SMALL WHITE METAL-MOUNTED 清十七至十八世紀 紫檀書箱一對
ZITAN CHESTS
QING DYNASTY, 17TH – 18TH CENTURY
each of rectangular section, the cover hinged on the reverse
of the chest with two rectangular baitong strap hinges, flanked
on the sides with a pair of U-shaped loop handles suspending
from roundels, the top of the cover with moulded edges and
decorated with a ruyi-shaped baitong mount at each corner,
surmounting four straight sides with further baitong mounts
extending along the corners of the cover and box, the body of
the chest similarly constructed with straight sides resting on a
countersunk base, the front inlaid with a circular baitong plate
with lock receptacles and a lobed ruyi-shaped lift-up hasp, the
patinated surface of a dark reddish-brown colour flecked with
silver streaks
18.2 by 37 by 20.7 cm, 7⅛ by 14½ by 8⅛ in.
HK$ 300,000-400,000
US$ 38,300-51,000

290 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比