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1 mars 2016

A pair of huanghuali square-corner portable two door cabinets (gui), 17th-18th century

A pair of huanghuali square-corner portable two door cabinets (gui), 17th-18th century

Lot 45. A pair of huanghuali square-corner portable two door cabinets (gui), 17th-18th century. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's

each of rectangular form, the doors with single matched floating panels of standard miter, mortise and tenon construction enclosed within a frame, divided by a central stile, the sides and tops with single matched panels, the interior with two shelves, all above a conforming base with barbed and cusped apron and resting on scroll-form feet, mounted metal hinges, bail handles set to either side, reinforcements to corners, rectangular lockplates and pulls (2). Height 20 in., 50.8 cm; Width 29 1/4  in., 74.3 cm; Depth 8 1/8  in., 20.6 cm

NotesCabinets such as the present examples were a necessity for the scholar's studio.  Long tables provided a generous work surface but no storage space. Table top cabinets were useful for storing a variety of small items, from seals to precious handling pieces.  The present pair with matched panels was clearly conceived as a unit and would have been displayed together.

Sotheby's. The Reverend Richard Fabian Collection of Chinese Classical Furniture, New York, 15 mars 2016, 10:00 AM

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