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A pair of mixed hardwood, four-shelf bookcases, Jiage, (2), the…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
6-Apr-2016
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Description:
A pair of mixed hardwood, four-shelf bookcases, Jiage, (2), the contrasting coloured woods in reddish and dark tones resembling huanghuali and wumu, each of rectangular shape, the square members of the frame supporting four shelves, the upper three each with back and side rails comprising a frame divided by vertical struts enclosing an inner frame of darker wood with lozenge-shaped braces, the second shelf forming the top of a pair of drawers with metal pulls, the lowest undecorated shelf above a plain apron with apron-head spandrels, the feet with metal fittings, (2), 186 cm high, 87 cm wide, 39.5 cm deep. Literature, Compare with a huanghuali and wumu bookcase dated to the late 17th/early 18th century sold Christie's, New York, 19 September 1996, lot 80
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Category:
Oriental: Furniture