Lot 169 , An early 20th century Chinese hongmu cabinet, W.3ft 9in. D.1ft 7in. H.3ft 11in.

An early 20th century Chinese hongmu cabinet, with two panelled doors carved in relief with a procession, on square legs and scrolled feet, W.3ft 9in. D.1ft 7in. H.3ft 11in.
Estimate £400-600

Please note this is hongmu not huali wood.
There is some shrinkage too the side panels with a gap between the front upright and the panel on each side, on the right side there is a crack to one of the uprights near the lower rail with a chunk out of the wood, now lacking, the hinges on the doors are slightly bent and a little bit loose in places, with the original filler on the other side of the doors for the handles missing in places on the right hand door, there is some slight shrinkage to the right back panel and someone has put some tape across on the inside to stop dust coming in, the interior of the cabinet is much darker where it has been kept away from the light whereas the front in particular has faded to a more mellow colour with some darker patches in the carving particularly to the upper panels, otherwise generally in reasonable condition with some wear and scratching as one would expect for a piece of this age.


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Sold for £500