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A Chinese Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Huanghuali Seal Chest
Estimate: $3,000-$4,000
Passed
Live Auction
Asian Decorative Art
Size
Height 16 x width 16 1/4 x depth 10 3/4 in., 40.6 x 41.3 x 27.3 cm.
Description
A Chinese Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Huanghuali Seal Chest
Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)
清 黃花梨嵌寳人物故事圖官皮箱
of rectangular form, set above a plinth base decorated with chrysanthemum sprays carved from mother-of-pearl. Set at the side with bail handles above mother-of-pearl antiques, which miniature versions running about the perimeter of the folding top, which is secured with a hexafoil ruyi pendant lockplate above a quatrefoil example and shaped hinges at the single panel doors, which conceal a nest of plain pull-out drawers. The top and doors each worked utilizing the ethereal shell tones to depict immortals gathering amidst craggy outcroppings of rockery and wisps of vegetation.
of rectangular form, set above a plinth base decorated with chrysanthemum sprays carved from mother-of-pearl. Set at the side with bail handles above mother-of-pearl antiques, which miniature versions running about the perimeter of the folding top, which is secured with a hexafoil ruyi pendant lockplate above a quatrefoil example and shaped hinges at the single panel doors, which conceal a nest of plain pull-out drawers. The top and doors each worked utilizing the ethereal shell tones to depict immortals gathering amidst craggy outcroppings of rockery and wisps of vegetation.
Height 16 x width 16 1/4 x depth 10 3/4 in., 40.6 x 41.3 x 27.3 cm.