A RARE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI BOOKCASES  - 17TH/18TH CENTURY

Each with concave-moulded square-sectioned tiers forming three shelves, each enclosed by a lattice work gallery with conjoined double-ring struts, the upper shelves with a pair of frieze drawers, the straight feet with a shaped beaded apron carved with confronting dragons. 69¾ x 38¾ x 18¾ in. (177.2 x 98.4 x 47.6 cm.) (2). Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000 ($39,540 - $59,310)

Provenance: Sotheby's New York, 27 March 2003, lot 108.

Christie's London. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART INCLUDING EXPORT ART. 13 May 2008