1175
A Huanghuali Seal Chest, Guanpixiang
Height 13 7/8 x length 13 3/4 x width 9 1/2 in., 35 x 35 x 24.2 cm.
Estimate: $15,000-$25,000
Passed
Live Auction
Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Size
Height 13 7/8 x length 13 3/4 x width 9 1/2 in., 35 x 35 x 24.2 cm.
Description
A Huanghuali Seal Chest, Guanpixiang
MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
明 黃花梨大官皮箱
of rectangular form, the hinged cover lifting to reveal a separate compartment above a pair of doors, opening to the interior with seven drawers of varying sizes with shaped drawer pulls, the front with a copper circular lock-plate and cloud-form hasp, mounted at the sides with copper handles.
of rectangular form, the hinged cover lifting to reveal a separate compartment above a pair of doors, opening to the interior with seven drawers of varying sizes with shaped drawer pulls, the front with a copper circular lock-plate and cloud-form hasp, mounted at the sides with copper handles.
Height 13 7/8 x length 13 3/4 x width 9 1/2 in., 35 x 35 x 24.2 cm.
Property from the Collection of Bruce H. and Eleanor A. Knowles, Williamsburg, Virginia
Provenance
Acquired from C.L. Ma Antiques, Hong Kong, August 8, 1989