Important lacquer and hard stone inlay cabinet
CHINA - KANGXI period (1662-1722 / XVII-XVIIIth century )
Estimate : 15 000 - 20 000 €
Sold 34 000 €
Important lacquer and hardstone inlay cabinet with two doors, each featuring a décor of elegant ladies and children playing outdoors on the terrace of a pavilion. The decoration is composed of inlays of turquoise, lapis lazuli, malachite, steatite and thick lacquer for the tree trunks and plants. The faces of the figures are in inlaid and incised mother-of-pearl. The lower part is decorated with inlays featuring antiques. The sides are decorated with plants. The rims are adorned with a painted frieze and inlays of stylized dragons, chilongs.
Parallel: for a similar wardrobe, see Christie’s Paris June 14, 2006 sale, lot 165.
Height: 175 cm
Width: 97 cm
Depth: 43.5 cm
Important lacquer and hard stone inlay cabinet - CHINA - KANGXI period (1662-1722 / XVII-XVIIIth century )
Important lacquer and hard stone inlay cabinet - CHINA - KANGXI period (1662-1722 / XVII-XVIIIth century )
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