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Thu, Jun 18, 2020 01:00PM EDT
Lot 92

Three Chinese Lacquer Boxes, Two Mother-of-Pearl

Estimate: $400 - $600

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
round box with inlaid mother-of-pearl decorations of foo dogs in a landscape, 4 x 7 in.; black lacquer rectangular with gilt embellished figures embroidering fabric, 2-1/4 x 8 x 5 in.; square lacquer box with canted corners, intricate gold embellished mother of pearl Arabesque decoration, red lacquer interior, 3-1/4 x 5-3/4 in. - Provenance: Private Estate, Louisville, Kentucky

Condition

round box with chip to rim of cover and several interior rim chips and losses, scattered minor losses to mother- of-pearl decorations, cracks and wear to lacquer, rectangular box with an area of clouding to top cover and minor losses to decoration, scattered losses and wear to lacquer, canted corner box with crack on side of cover, losses to inlay, wear