Lot 231
  • 231

A Small 'Lac Burgaute' Cabinet Qing Dynasty, 17th / 18th Century

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

the rectangular black lacquer cabinet with twin doors enclosing a single shelf, above a narrow drawer, and surmounted by an open shelf, all on a step base with scrolled apron, decorated with inlaid iridescent mother-of-pearl, the doors with shaped recessed panels depicting pavilions on a lake, the other surfaces depicting flowers and birds, scrolling foliate and diaper borders, braided wire edging

Condition

scattered losses to mother-of -pearl, restorations and repairs to lacquer, chipping at edges, particularly to one side of the cabinet, some wire edging loose, surfaces moderately degraded, drawr tight, drawer pull lost, upper front spandrels lost, some cracks to shelves
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