A Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Hardwood Dresser

TOP PANEL: 19TH CENTURY. TABLE: FIRST HALF OF 20TH CENTURY

酸枝嵌螺钿西式妆台
the top panel delicately inlaid to show a riverscape in a central ovoid reserve, all surrounded by flowers of the four seasons, with a suggestive archaistic scroll border at the corners, all set above a carved hardwood table as a hinging table top to reveal a pull out drawer and mirror. The table carved in relief with fruiting branches, and supported by curving bamboo legs joined by a openwork stretcher in the form of interlocking coins.

Height 31 1/2 x width 25 x depth 17 in., 80 x 63.5 x 43.2 cm.

In overall decent condition. The top has been varnished over several stable horizontal fissures, with some minor losses to mother of pearl inlay. Some stable splitting and cracking about the base of the table from load bearing above the pull-out drawer. The top hinge opens and closes smoothly. The table with a slight wobble, but appears structurally sound.

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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.

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A Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Hardwood Dresser

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