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TWO HARDWOOD SQUARE STANDS
444 19th century
445 Of square and rectangular form, standing
178 | BONHAMS on four square corner legs separated by
reticulated aprons of archaistic scrolling
angular form.
72cm (28 3/8in) high and 82cm (32 1/4in)
high

£1,000 - 1,200
CNY9,200 - 11,000
HK$11,000 - 13,000

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A HUANGHUALI TWO-TIERED LOZENGE-
SHAPED STAND
19th century
Of intersecting lozenge shape, the top panels
set within the square frame above a bead
edge apron, supported on tapered legs of
square section joined with an undertier above
a similarly shaped apron. 66cm (26in) high x
69cm (27 1/8in) wide

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY14,000 - 18,000
HK$16,000 - 22,000

For a related gilt decorated black lacquered
double-lozenge table from the Qing Court
Collection in the Palace Museum, Beijing, see
Collections of the Palace Museum: Painted
Furniture, Beijing, 2009, pl.88.

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A PAIR OF THREE-TIERED HONGMU
PICNIC BOXES, TIHE
Late Qing Dynasty
Each formed with three compartments and
a lid, with an overhead handle flanked with
decorative openwork panels carved with
dragons, the corners with bronze caps, with
a sliding locking pin. Each: 38cm (15in) wide
(14).

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,300 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000