[PRIVATE COLLECTION OF SCHOLAR'S OBJECTS] CHINESE HARDSTONE AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID HUANGHUALI CHEST, GUANPIXIANG QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
清 黃花梨百寶嵌人物紋官皮箱
of rectangular form, decorated on the main front panels and top with figures in a garden, sides with floral sprays, the hinged cover lifting to reveal a mirror, the doors opening to reveal six short and one long drawers further embellished with floral sprays, the front mounted with circular metal lock-plate and a cloud-form hasp, flanked by a pair of bail handles at the sides
Dimensions:
40.5cm x 39.2cm x 25.3cm
Provenance:
Private collection, London
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Footnote:
Compare to a related inlaid huanghuali ‘boys’ canted top table cabinet, Qing dynasty, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 November 2018, lot 753.
清 黃花梨百寶嵌人物紋官皮箱
of rectangular form, decorated on the main front panels and top with figures in a garden, sides with floral sprays, the hinged cover lifting to reveal a mirror, the doors opening to reveal six short and one long drawers further embellished with floral sprays, the front mounted with circular metal lock-plate and a cloud-form hasp, flanked by a pair of bail handles at the sides
Dimensions:
40.5cm x 39.2cm x 25.3cm
Provenance:
Private collection, London
倫敦私人收藏
Footnote:
Compare to a related inlaid huanghuali ‘boys’ canted top table cabinet, Qing dynasty, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 28 November 2018, lot 753.