Two Black-Lacquered Wood Knife and Chopsticks Sets
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Estimate$800 – $1,200
Status
Closed
Two Black-Lacquered Wood Knife and Chopsticks Sets
19th Century
清晚期 黑漆木雕刀筷两件 the first has a carved scabbard with gilt bronze mounting and a jade-handled knife, the second has a well-polished black-lacquered scabbard with white copper mounting.
Length of longer 11 1/4 in., 28.5 cm.
Property from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fry, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, thence by descent
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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
