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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Important Chinese Art and a Private Collection of Chinese, European Art and Antiques
• Sale Date:
  21 Nov 2011 ~ 6pm (Lots 1 - 215)
  22 Nov 2011 ~ 11am (Lots 216 - 354)
  22 Nov 2011 ~ 2pm (Lots 355 - 624)
  22 Nov 2011 ~ 6.30pm (Lots 625 - 775)
• Lot #:
  637
• Lot Description:
  A fine Chinese Huanghuali three-drawer coffer, Late Ming/early Qing Dynasty, 17th century
  The top with scroll ends, a large compartment beneath, with two doors and two outer panels. The sides very well carved with two openwork dragon spandrels.
  90cm high, 220cm wide, 54cm deep
• Notes:
  *see Christies NY, The Dr S.Y. Yip Collection , 20/9/2002, lot 51 for an almost identical coffer; This collection was formed by descendants of the Australian vendor, whose great-great grandfather was based in Peking and Shanghai between 1850-1870, where he held a high diplomatic position and it would have been at this time that he acquired the important Chinese artworks in this collection.
• Estimate:
  A$20,000 - 30,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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