A mother-of-pearl inlaid wood seal chest and stand
十九世紀 螺鈿麒麟花鳥紋長方盒
A 19th-century mother-of-pearl inlaid wood chest with elaborate carvings depicting auspicious symbols including cranes, phoenixes, dragons, and a prominent kylin. The chest features blind drawers and comes with a matching pierced stand with cabriole legs, representing exceptional craftsmanship.
- Medium
- the rectangular chest with blind drawers to the front face, inlaid with rectangular panels carved with crane, lotus, phoenix and dragons, the sides with birds amidst prunus, the reverse with a large panel depicting a monkey watching a pair of deer in a landscape, the top with a key-fret panel enclosing a large kylin amidst fire scrolls and Buddhist emblems, the separate stand with a pierced ruyi apron supported on cabriole legs
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers
November 4, 2021
Estimate: $6,000 – $8,000
Lot 370
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