A Large and Fine Korean Mother-of-Pearl and Shagreen Inlaid Lacquered Box and Cover
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Estimate$3,000 – $5,000
Status
Closed
A Large and Fine Korean Mother-of-Pearl and Shagreen Inlaid Lacquered Box and Cover
19th Century
of rectangular form, the covered inlaid with mother-of-pearl and shagreen showing a pair of crouching dragons grasping a flaming pearl, the interior with purple brocade lining.
Length 15 3/4 x width 29 1/2 x height 7 in., 40 x 75 x 17.8 cm.
To request further details about this lot, please email [email protected]
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.
