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Chinese Furniture | lots 431–477

Tuesday 25 March

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431 A Chinese Hardwood Armchair, having a bowed crest above the pierce carved splat depicting bats and other auspicious objects, with a square inset marble seat above the pierced scrolling foliate apron. Height 40 1/4 inches. $300-500

432 A Chinese Carved Rosewood Side Table, of circular form, having five openwork carved aprons, depicting dragons pursuing a central flaming pearl, divided by five block legs, joined by a circular ring stretcher. Height 26 x diameter 16 1/4 inches. $300-500

433 A Chickenwing Jichimu Footstool, having a plank top above a recessed waist raised on four elephant form legs. Height 6 7/8 x 19 3/8 x 12 1/4 inches. $800-1,200

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434 A Narrow Huanghuali Corner-Leg Table, having a plank top without waist or cornice, the relief carved apron with confronting dragons pursuing a central pearl, raised on block legs ending in elephant feet. Height 33 x width 41 3/4 x depth 12 inches. $800-1,200

435 A Painted Wood Altar Table, likely Ming Dynasty, the plank top over the recessed waist having painted and carved decoration depicting Daoist emblems, above a bowed apron, raised on slightly recessed legs terminating in beast paw and carved ball feet. Height 33 x width 70 x depth 20 inches. $1,500-2,000

436 A Chinese Wood Framed Lantern, of hexagonal form, each side having a shaped ink and figural painting on silk with carved foliate accents to the frame. Height 36 inches. Property of a Palm Beach Estate $800-1,200

437 A Chinese Hardwood and Bamboo Display Cabinet, having a bamboo design frame, with sliding doors above the interior central platform with pierce carved galleries above double doors, with facades of bundled bamboo. Height 66 x width 38 1/4 x depth 15 1/4 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $600-800

438* A Chinese Painted Alabaster and Wood FourPanel Screen, early 19th century, painted with figures and mythical beasts, each panel having four painted and inset plaques within a hardwood frame. Height of each panel 34 1/4 inches x width 7 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Virginia H. Rogers, Chicago, Illinois $400-600

439 A Chinese Carved Hardwood Low Table, having a flat, rectangular panel top with inwardly scrolled legs, the openwork aprons depicting scrolled lotus vines. Height 13 1/4 x width 36 x depth 17 1/4 inches. $300-500

440 Four Chinese Inlaid Hardwood Panels, each depicting a scene with birds perched on flowering branches emerging from rocks. Height overall 50 14 inches. Property from a Private Collection in Florida $800-1,200

441 A Chinese Hundred Boys Folding Floorscreen, each panel comprised of three decorative panels having bone and hardstone inlay depicting boys at play in a rockery landscape, with relief carved aprons and raised on block legs. Height of each panel 72 inches x width 15 3/4 inches. Property of a Palm Beach Estate $2,000-4,000

442 A Set of Four Chinese Lacquered Armchairs, each having an open back centered with a vertical splat rising to form the raised scrolled crest, with openwork arms and apron, having painted foliate and leiwen decoration throughout. Height 41 x width 23 3/4 x depth 17 1/2 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $1,500-2,000

443 A Chinese Lacquered Shou Panel, of rectangular form, depicting the shou character in gilt paint against a field of painted bats and ruyi clouds against a black lacquer ground, framed. Height 87 x width 40 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $1,000-2,000

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444 A Chinese Black and Gilt Lacquer Drum on Stand, the drum having archaistic decoration and raised bosses, with a painted stand depicting dragons against a red ground. Height 75 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $1,000-2,000

445 A Set of Four Chinese Carved Hardwood Plaques, depicting flowers in vases in relief. Height 34 1/8 x width 16 1/8 inches. $1,000-2,000

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446 A Pair of Chinese Carved Zitan Wood Armchairs, having shaped backs, with raised and shaped central crest flanked by scrolled elements, the sides and center with relief carved decoration, raised on block legs joined by stretchers. Height 41 1/4 x width 26 1/2 x depth 17 1/2 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $2,000-4,000

447 A Chinese Carved Hardwood Table and Chair Set, the pair of chairs of horseshoe-back form with pierce carved elements, with a matching rectangular tea table. Chair height 40 x width 27 1/2 x depth 20 3/8 inches. $3,000-5,000 448 A Pair of Huanghuali Folding Chairs, the rounded top rails having metal mounts, the vertical splats having pierce carved decoration, with woven seats fronted by relief carved rails and supported by folding legs, with a metal mounted footrest. Height 41 3/4 x width 27 1/2 x depth 24 3/4 inches. $4,000-6,000

449 A Pair of Jichimu and Mixed Wood HorseshoeBack Folding Chairs, having metal mounts to the rounded crests, the vertical plank splats pierce carved with beasts amongst foliage, the woven seats fronted by relief carved aprons, raised on folding frame supports with metal mounted footrests above scalloped aprons. Height 46 3/4 x width 29 3/4 x depth 24 1/4 inches. $3,000-5,000

450 A Pair of Jichimu and Mixed Wood HorseshoeBack Folding Chairs, having metal mounts to the rounded crests, the vertical plank backsplats pierce carved with beasts amongst foliage, the horizontal slat seats fronted by relief carved aprons, raised on folding frame supports with metal mounted footrests above scalloped aprons. Height 43 1/2 x width 30 1/4 x depth 20 3/4 inches. $4,000-6,000

451 A Pair of Chinese Hardwood Cabinets, each of rectangular form, with double doors centered with circular lockplates above foliate pierce carved aprons, raised on block feet. Height 85 x width 48 x depth 22 1/2 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $2,000-4,000

452 A Chinese Carved Hardwood Altar Table, having a rectangular plank top terminating in carved, stepped flanges at both ends, above the scalloped apron depicting dense foliage in relief, raised on rectangular supports with shaped pierce carving and terminating in recumbent temple lion feet. Height 47 x width 85 x depth 23 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $4,000-6,000

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453 A Jichimu Altar Table, having a plank top with upright flange terminals, having relief carved apron depicting confronting dragons above shou and scrollwork pierced supports, with a swirling, feathery grain throughout. Height 42 x width 110 x depth 18 inches. $3,000-5,000

454* A Pair of Chinese Hardwood Cabinets, Qing Dynasty, each having double doors having shaped double fish form pulls, the doors consisting of pierce carved registers depicting knotted pines and prunus blossoms emerging from rocks above lower relief carved registers depicting baluster vases bearing fly whisks, scrolls and scepters below confronting sinuous beasts within a border of bats and scrolled archaistic chilong. Height 69 x width 37 x depth 15 7/8 inches. Property from the Estate of Dr. Heinrich Necheles, Chicago, Illinois $6,000-8,000 456 A Chinese Gilt Paint and Red Lacquer Opium Bed, late Qing Dynasty, having an antechamber preceding the bed with relief carved and gilt painted panels, the antechamber raised on a bracket base with carved posts, the bed supported by an openwork block base and surrounded on three sides by eleven panels having alternating relief carved and gilt painted panels overlayed with openwork frames, the exterior having pierce carved spandrels depicting phoenixes and foliage, with floral and figural allegorical scenes depicted throughout. Height 84 x width 84 x depth 95 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $3,000-5,000

457 A Huanghuali Altar Coffer, having a rich honeyed tone and swirling grain, the rectangular top terminating in everted flanges above scalloped spandrels, having three drawers above four cabinet doors, raised on squat block legs. Height 34 x width 75 x depth 19 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $5,000-7,000

455 A Pair of Elm Wood Horseshoe-Back Folding Armchairs, having metal mounts to the rounded top rails, the vertical plank splats pierce carved with beasts amongst foliage and flanked by scalloped spandrels, the woven seats fronted by scrolled relief carving, raised on folding frame supports with metal mounted footrests above scalloped aprons and flat bases. Height 43 x width 27 1/2 x depth 20 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $6,000-8,000

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458 A Pair of Carved Hardwood Display Cabinets, each having a molded cornice with a recessed center above tiers of shelves and cabinet doors of varying sizes, with relief carving throughout depicting varying foliage, birds, geometric patterns, and floral decoration with bamboo borders and pierce carved panels, the decoration and carving continuing on the sides, the whole raised on a rectangular base with recessed waist and squat, scalloped, tapering legs terminating in scrolled feet, raised on a squared, openwork frame and bracket base. Height 83 x width 61 1/2 x 26 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection

Note: For a similar example, see the Shanghai Museum collection $8,000-12,000

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459 A Chinese Carved Wood Cabinet, having pierce carved hinged and paneled doors, centered with relief carved figural plaques above relief carved plaques depicting figures in landscape settings, above a relief carved panel depicting traditional vessels and flowers. Height 74 x width 53 x depth 24 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $4,000-6,000 460 A Chinese Carved Hardwood Display Étagère, having openwork foliate carving throughout, with tiers of shelves and a single cabinet door and drawer to the lower register, raised on a bracket base. Height 60 1/2 x 36 x 15 3/4 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $3,000-5,000

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461 A Chinese Carved Hardwood Étagère, of a dense, dark wood and carved with multiple tiers, surmounted with a pierce carved crest and with pierce carved spandrels and galleries throughout, centered with inset oxidized bevelled glass mirror plate, above double doors flanked by convex shelves. Height 71 x width 47 1/2 x depth 20 3/4 inches. $8,000-12,000

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462 A Chinese Carved Wood Three-Part Cabinet, comprising a pair of compound cabinets flanking a central display cabinet, with double doors above a hollowed display cavity above drawers and doors, each having relief carved dragon decoration and brass hardware. Height 86 x width 39 1/4 x depth 15 3/4 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $8,000-12,000

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463 A Chinese Carved Wood Luohan Bed, 17th/18th century, having shaped plank back and sides surrounding the mat platform, a scalloped apron and squat curved legs ending in hoof feet. Height 28 x width 84 x depth 48 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $10,000-20,000

465 464 A Chinese Carved Hardwood Five-Panel Screen, having relief carved dragon decoration throughout. Height 88 x width 103 x depth 10 1/4 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $8,000-12,000

465 A Huanghuali Two-Drawer Altar Coffer, having a rich honeyed tone and characteristic curly grain, with the rectangular plank top supported by carved spandrels flanking the two drawers with metal pulls over the plain panel and relief carved apron, raised on block legs. Height 32 1/4 x 49 1/2 x 19 1/4 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $10,000-20,000

466 A Pair of Huanghuali Compound Cabinets, of rectangular form, having gilt metal mounts and pierced pulls, the aprons having undulating lower borders and raised on block legs, having fitted interiors, one with a garment pole, the other fitted with shelves. Height 93 x width 45 1/2 x depth 23 1/2 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $20,000-40,000 467 A Pair of Huanghuali Cabinets, each of rectangular form having double doors with alternating chilong and shou relief carved panels and uncarved panels, raised on block legs with rounded spandrels. Height 71 1/2 x width 34 x depth 18 inches. $20,000-40,000

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468* A Chinese Carved Hardwood, Marble and Brass Inset Center Table, the circular top inset with segmented marble elements, further inlaid with scrolling brass decoration over the pierced carved frieze, raised on six S-scroll legs, joined by stretchers. Height 30 1/4 x diameter 55 inches. Property from the Collection of Paul Mavros and David Valkema, Long Beach, Indiana $3,000-5,000

469 A Chinese Painted Compound Cabinet, having circular lockplates and hingeplates with polychrome decoration, depicting dragons on a ground of red lacquer. Height 89 x width 40 1/2 x depth 20 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $2,000-4,000 470 A Famille Rose Garden Stool, 19th century, of faceted barrel form having raised bosses, pierce carved with a double coin motif. Height 19 1/4 inches. $1,000-2,000

471 A Huanghuali Side Table, early 19th century, having a rectangular top over a recessed waist above shaped aprons and pierce carved spandrels, the block legs joined by stretchers and terminating in carved feet. Height 33 3/8 x width 16 3/4 x depth 13 inches. $800-1,200

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472 A Manchurian Four-Panel Floorscreen, each panel having stained glass reserves around reverse painted glass depicting ladies in exterior settings. Height of panel 90 x width 22 1/8 inches. Property from a Prominent Midwest Collection $2,000-4,000

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473 A Tibetan Painted Cabinet, of rectangular form having painted polychrome decoration to the front depicting beasts and Buddhist emblems, with double doors and two drawers, having metal shaped ring pulls. Height 63 1/4 x width 35 1/2 x depth 18 inches. $600-800

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474 A Chinese Wool Rug, having a circular medallion with lotus blossoms on a navy field, decorated with flowering vases and jardinières within double borders. Length 11 feet 2 inches x width 8 feet 9 inches. $500-700

475* A Chinese Wool Rug, decorated with lotus pods and blossoms on a green ground with a scrolling violet border. Length 9 feet 8 inches x width 13 feet 5 inches. Property from the Collection of Wasco and Mayme Rogula, Chicago, Illinois $700-900 476* A Chinese Wool Runner, decorated with vases issuing flowers on a taupe border and a mauve reserve. Length 17 feet 7 inches x width 3 feet. Property from the Collection of Wasco and Mayme Rogula, Chicago, Illinois $400-600

477 A Chinese Red Lacquer Wood Shrine, having openwork galleries and spandrels, with carved and gilt painted accents. Height 39 inches. $200-400