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A 'Baitong'-Mounted 'Huanghuali' Sedan Chair Box (Jiaoxiang) 17th / 18th Century
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
the narrow, rectangular T-shaped box with baitong mounts in the form of ruyi-heads at the upper corners, a lobed clasp-plate and ruyi-head clasp to the front, rectangular hinges, the interior fitted with loose rectangular tray, the ends with two small compartments with sliding covers, the wood of a rich reddish-brown
Provenance
J. J. Lally & Co., New York (until 19th October 1987).
Thereafter with the present owners.
Thereafter with the present owners.
Condition
filled cracks to front and back panel, slight stains and abrasions to surface, otherwise good condition
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
For two very similar boxes, see Robert D. Jacobsen with Nicholas Grindley, Classical Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, 1999, no. 74, pp. 200-201, and Wang Shixiang and Curtis Evarts, Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 67, pp. 142-143. Compare also the interiors of boxes with lift lid compartments illustrated by Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture, Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch'ing Dynasties, no. 148, p. 232, and Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, Vol II, Hong Kong, 1990, E23, p. 173. A similar box with round clasp-plate, from the Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, was sold in these rooms, 30th March 2006, lot 119.