Lot 234. A cinnabar lacquer display cabinet, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 58 by 43 by 18.2cm., 22 7/8  by 16 7/8  by 7 1/8 in. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000. Lot sold 22,500 GBP. Photo courtesy Sotheby's.

of square form, the top part divided into five open compartments, framing a drawer decorated with precious objects, all above a pair of cabinets with double doors carved with scholars in a landscape, the sides framed by rectangular panels enclosing precious objects, all divided by keyfret borders, the top with meandering lotus sprays amongst interlocking square scrolls against a cellular diaper ground, the interior and reverse lacquered black.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 13 may 2015