A SIX-LEAF INLAID BLACK LACQUER 'HUNDRED ANTIQUES' SCREENLate Qing DynastyExquisitely inlaid with cloisonné enamel, ivory, jade, soapstone, semi-precious stones and huanghuali wood into the black lacquer ground, depicting antique vessels, brushpots with brushes and ruyi sceptres, jade and ivory carvings of mythical beasts and auspicious animals, framed by lotus-scroll panels above and further 'Hundred Antiques' motifs below carved in low relief, the reverse gilt with finely-detailed mountainscapes. Each leaf 190cm (74 3/4in) high x 39.7cm (15 5/8in) wide (6).Footnotes:Provenance: a European private collectionThe 'One Hundred Precious Objects' inlay technique or baibaoqian derives its name from the assorted material used in creating the design, such as huanghuali wood, jade, agate, ivory, soapstone and other prized materials. For a discussion of this technique, see Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, vol.I, Hong Kong, 1990, p.145. For screens with similar decoration, see the set of three sandalwood screens illustrated by Zhang Qin, The Art of Ch'ing Dynasty Furniture, Taipei, 1985, pp.102-103.See a similar screen, 19th century, but with only three leaves, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 1 June 2015, lot 637.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP Y ФTP Lot will be moved to an offsite storage location (Cadogan Tate, Auction House Services, 241 Acton Lane, London NW10 7NP, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 14 calendar days from the auction date.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.