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Thu, May 19, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 44

Japanese Lacquered Tabletop Cabinet With Marquetry

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

circa 1900, two panel doors decorated with gilt enamel phoenix on a rocky outcropping with flowering plants, opens to an interior with six smaller drawers, finely veneered drawer fronts, larger bottom drawer with a geometric parquetry design, sides and top of cabinet decorated with gilt lacquer accents of cranes in flight, bail handles, nickel plated copper fittings with stamped decoration, 10-5/8 x 5-5/8 x 11-3/4 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Colorado

Condition

scattered surface accretion to top, wear to nickel with copper showing on high relief edges, missing one metal plate at juncture where both doors come together, minor scuffs and scratches to surface consistent with age and use