A PAIR OF CHINESE JICHIMU ROUND-CORNER CABINETS ON STANDS

A PAIR OF CHINESE JICHIMU ROUND-CORNER CABINETS ON STANDS, YUANJIAOGUI

QING DYNASTY

The tapering upper sections each with a pair of doors enclosing shelves and two drawers, the stands with two further drawers above pierced undertiers, 170cm x 79cm x 33cm. (4)

Provenance: from the collection of Dr Oliver Impey (1936-2005), and Dr Jane (Mellanby) Impey (1938-2021), of Cumnor Place, Oxford.

Cf. Classical Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, p.148, no.51, for a Huanghuali cabinet of this type; see also Christie's Hong Kong, 30th November 2020, lot 2810, for another example.