Fine Chinese Works of Art & Paintings - 24th May 2023

Lot 428

λ A CHINESE HUANGHUALI THREE-TIERED PICNIC BOX AND COVER

Estimate £6,000 - £8,000 | Hammer £13000

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Description

λ A CHINESE HUANGHUALI THREE-TIERED PICNIC BOX AND COVER
17TH/18TH CENTURY

The rectangular wood box detailed with a carved lip at each of the three levels, with large ruyi motifs to the ends of the base frame, the upright handle and rounded corners reinforced with baitong mounts, 25cm x 34.5cm × 19cm. (5)

Provenance: formerly from a British private collection, purchased from Odile Cavendish on 10th June 1992. A copy of the invoice is available.

Cf. Christie's New York, 22nd-23rd March 2012, lot 1743 for a similar example; see also Sotheby's New York, 20th March 2012, lot 130 for a comparable two-tiered picnic box also with metal mounts.

清十七/十八世紀 黃花梨三層式提匣
來源：英國私人舊藏，1992年6月10日購於Odile Cavendish （附發票複印件）。