A huanghuali dressing case and mirror stand, zhedieshijingtai


18th/19th centuryThe rectangular cabinet supported on horse-hoof feet under double doors fitted with cut-out panels of opposing dragons and opening to reveal three stacked drawers, the upper section housing an elegantly executed framed panel with crested top rail and dragon terminals fitted with six cutout panels carved with further dragons, prunus and fronted lotus enclosing a cloud-scroll medallion center to house a mirror, hinged ratchet support.8 1/8 x 15 x 15in (20.7 x 38.1 x 38.1cm)
|十八/十九世紀 黃花梨折疊式鏡臺ProvenanceSotheby's, New York, 30 March 2006, lot 100A similar mirror stand and dressing case is illustrated in Wang Shixiang, Classic Chinese Furniture, p. 240, pl. 162; and one formerly in the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, sold Christie's New York, Sept. 19, 1996, lot 57.