Lot 885. Property from the Collection of Dorothy Tapper Goldman. A rare tixi lacquer and lac burgauté box and cover, 17th-18th century; 17.2 cm wide. Price realised USD 40,320 (Estimate USD 12,000 – USD  18,000 © Christie’s 2024.

Provenance: James H. Kelley Collection, acquired circa 1960s-74 and thence by descent within the family.
Christie's New York, 15 September 2009, lot 236.

Note: Compare the box and cover similarly carved with pommel scroll in the manner of earlier Ming tixi lacquer, as is the present chest, in the Qing Court collection, and bearing a Qianlong inscription, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 46 - Lacquer Wares of the Qing Dynasty, Hong Kong, 2006, p. 54, no. 35.

Christie's. Important Chinese Art Including the Collection of Dorothy Tapper Goldman, New York, 22 march 2024.