Four Brown Coromandel Lacquer Panels, Mounted as a Screen The Panel Fronts 17th / Early 18th Century

each panel carved and tinted with birds among flowers and flowering branches, each set above a panel depicting the 'Hundred Antiques', all set within a later ebonized wood frame, the reverse with lengthy inscriptions in gold and red paint on wood with vividly enhanced grain

Sotheby's New York, 7th November 1981, lot 311.
Thereafter with the present owners.

lacquer with losses, cracquelure and cracking, colors faded with some repainting, inscriptions later, moderate wear to frame at extremities
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.

Compare a similar six-panel screen with panels depicting birds among flowers, within a later frame, sold in these rooms, 8th March 1980, lot 323.