Chine, Mobilier / Chinese Furniture

Lot 444. A huanghuali and mixed wood cabinet, 19th century; 50 1/2 x 17 1/4 x 30in (128.7 x 45 x 76.2cm). Estimate US$ 10,000 - 15,000. Sold for US$ 12,750 (€ 10,486). Courtesy Bonhams. The two recessed door panels within beaded edges, with a continuous rounded dowel frame, brass fittings and door pulls, fitted with a shelf and two drawers to the interior. Provenance: Private Collection, Connecticut. Bonhams. Fine Chinese and Japanese Works of Art Part II, 14 Dec 2020, Los Angeles

Lot 442. A burlwood-inset hongmu stand, 19th century; 25 7/8 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2in (65.7 x 21x 21cm). Estimate US$ 800 - 1,200. Sold for US$ 573 (€ 471). Courtesy Bonhams. Of square section, the top inset with an attractively-patterned burlwood panel, surrounded by a beaded edge within the hongmu frame with rounded edges, tennoned into four tall rounded legs joined by humpback stretchers and supported on pad feet. Property from the collection of Florence and Herbert Irving. Bonhams. Fine... [Lire la suite]

Lot 442. A pair of hongmu spindle-back armchairs, 20th century; 36 7/8 x 20 7/8 x 16 1/2in (93.8 x 53 x 42cm). Estimate US$ 2,000 - 3,000. Sold for US$ 3,187 (€ 2,621). Courtesy Bonhams. Each with humpback toprail, between slender rear post flanking eight gently curved vertical spindles, the stepped armrest supported by five straight spindles, all emerging from the frame of the hard cane seat, the squared legs joined by a humpback stretchers with two pairs of struts and a foot rest to the front and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 141. A Huanghuali cabinet, Ligui, 18th-19th century; 49 1/2 x 32 1/4 x 14 3/4in (125.7 x 82.5 x 37.5cm). Estimate US$ 2,500 - 4,000. Sold for US$ 81,562 (£ 59,454). Courtesy Bonhams. Of square frame with mitered, mortise, and tenon construction enclosing a paneled top, supported by a pair of well matched double doors with baitong pull handles opening to reveal one shelf enclosing two drawers, the well-figured wood of amber tone. Bonhams. Fine Chinese and Japanese Works of Art Part I, 14 Dec... [Lire la suite]

Lot 129. A huanghuali corner-leg stool, fangdeng, Mid Qing Dynasty; 43.5cm (17 1/8in) wide x 43.5cm (17 1/8in) deep x 49.5cm (19 1/2in) high. Estimate HK$ 120,000-140,000. Sold for HK$ 120,000. Photo: Bonhams. The rectangular frame mitred with soft cane seat and moulded edge above a recessed waist, the underside with two bowed transverse stretchers, resting on four legs of square section terminating in hoof feet, joined by humpback-shaped stretchers, the interior of the legs and apron with... [Lire la suite]

Lot 128. A huanghuali corner-leg stool, fangdeng, Mid Qing Dynasty; 40cm (15 3/4in) wide x 45cm (17 3/4in) deep x 51cm (20in) high. Estimate HK$ 120,000-140,000. Sold for HK$ 120,000. Photo: Bonhams. The rectangular frame mitred and with moulded edges, the soft mat seat supported by a pair of bowed transverse stretchers, with a recessed waist transitioning to a plain and straight apron, raised on legs of square section terminating in hoof feet. Provenance: Ever Arts Gallery, Hong KongA Hong Kong... [Lire la suite]

Lot 134. A small huanghuali, nanmu and softwood round-corner tapered cabinet, yuanjiaogui, Mid Qing Dynasty; 74cm (29 1/8in) wide x 44cm (17 5/16in) deep x 108cm (42 1/2in) high. Estimate HK$ 250,000-400,000. Sold for HK$ 315,000 (€ 33,548). Photo: Bonhams. The floating panel top set into a standard mitre, mortise and tenon, tongue and groove frame with rounded corners showing exposed tenons on the short sides, the four main stiles gently splayed and double-tenoned into the top, rounded on the exterior edges... [Lire la suite]

Lot 132. A huanghuali square waisted corner-leg table, fangzhuo, 18th century; 89cm (35in) square x 86cm (33 14/16in) high. Estimate HK$ 400,000-600,000. Sold for HK$ 502,500 (£ 48,614). Photo: Bonhams. The top of standard mitre, mortise and tenon frame, tongue-and-grooved floating three-board panel construction supported by three dovetailed transverse stretchers underneath, two with exposed tenons, the short rails of the frame top with further exposed tenons, the edge of the frame moulding downward and... [Lire la suite]

Lot 146. A huanghuali round-corner tapered cabinet, yuanjiaogui, Mid Qing Dynasty; 111cm (43 3/4in) high x 69cm (27 3/16in) wide x 43cm (16 15/16in) deep. Estimate HK$ 800,000-1,200,000. Sold for HK$ 877,500 (€ 94,584). Photo: Bonhams. The floating panel-top set into a standard mitre, mortise and tenon, tongue and groove frame with rounded corners showing exposed tenons on the short sides, the four main stiles gently splayed and double-tenoned into the top, rounded on the exterior edges and square in the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 84. A very rare huanghuali and hongmu scholar's table, 17th-18th century;86cm (33 7/8in) high x 110.5cm (43 2/2in) wide x 49cm (19 2/8in) deep. Estimate £ 40,000-60,000. Sold for £ 65,062 (€ 72,480). Courtesy Bonhams. The rectangular top with a mitred frame and moulded edge above a recessed waist fitted with a large drawer and decorated with reticulated designs of oblong cartouches, all above a straight apron and four rectangular legs joined by a hongmu 'cracked-ice' lattice footrest.  ... [Lire la suite]