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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
1-Apr-2015
Lot No.
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Description:
A hardstone inlaid hardwood portable chest Guanpixiang, 19th/20th century of rectangular form, the hinged domed cover with ruyi head metal fitting lifting to reveal a shallow compartment, above a pair of panelled doors flush within mitred frames opening to reveal two pairs of short drawers above a long drawer, the sides set with bail handles and one side with a chain joining the cover and side, the cover inlaid with a pair of deer beside rocks and trees in varying colours of hardstone including lapis-lazuli, malachite, mother-of-pearl, and soapstone, the front inlaid with a frieze of bats among clouds and branches of the 'Three Abundancies', the doors with boys at play 31 cm high, 32 cm wide, 23 cm deep
Estimate:
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Price:
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Category:
Oriental: Furniture