A PAIR OF CHINESE GILT-METAL MOUNTED AND POLYCHROME SOAPSTONE-INLAID BLACK LACQUER CABINETS-ON-STAND
THE CABINETS SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY, THE STANDS PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
Each of rectangular shape with the tops, sides and doors of each cabinet decorated with exotic birds amidst rockwork and floral sprays with trees and clouds, the reverse of the doors decorated with dragons within wooden landscapes, enclosing a fitted interior with nine variously-sized drawers decorated with gilt floral and foliate sprays against a black ground, the sides with carrying handles, above ebonised and gilt-decorated stands with plain frieze, shaped brackets and square-sectioned legs, losses to the soapstone inlay and lacquer
The cabinets, each: 24 in. (61 cm.) high; 27½ in. (70 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43.5 cm.) deep; the stands, each: 28¼ in. (71.5 cm.) high (2)
A PAIR OF CHINESE GILT-METAL MOUNTED AND POLYCHROME SOAPSTONE-INLAID BLACK LACQUER CABINETS-ON-STAND
THE CABINETS SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY, THE STANDS PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY
Each of rectangular shape with the tops, sides and doors of each cabinet decorated with exotic birds amidst rockwork and floral sprays with trees and clouds, the reverse of the doors decorated with dragons within wooden landscapes, enclosing a fitted interior with nine variously-sized drawers decorated with gilt floral and foliate sprays against a black ground, the sides with carrying handles, above ebonised and gilt-decorated stands with plain frieze, shaped brackets and square-sectioned legs, losses to the soapstone inlay and lacquer
The cabinets, each: 24 in. (61 cm.) high; 27½ in. (70 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43.5 cm.) deep; the stands, each: 28¼ in. (71.5 cm.) high (2)
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