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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER SMALL TABLE
POSSIBLY KOREA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID BLACK LACQUER SMALL TABLE
POSSIBLY KOREA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Decorated overall in black lacquer inlaid in mother-of-pearl with a central roundel of three phoenixes in flight amid clouds around a central flower motif, within a diaper border surrounded by four further long-tailed birds and leafy flower scroll, all within an outer border of diaper pattern, the legs and openwork apron also decorated with flower scroll and diaper pattern
4 ¾ in. (12.2 cm.) high, 21 ½ in. (54.3 cm.) wide, 12 ¾ in. (32.3 cm.) deep, Japanese wood box
POSSIBLY KOREA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Decorated overall in black lacquer inlaid in mother-of-pearl with a central roundel of three phoenixes in flight amid clouds around a central flower motif, within a diaper border surrounded by four further long-tailed birds and leafy flower scroll, all within an outer border of diaper pattern, the legs and openwork apron also decorated with flower scroll and diaper pattern
4 ¾ in. (12.2 cm.) high, 21 ½ in. (54.3 cm.) wide, 12 ¾ in. (32.3 cm.) deep, Japanese wood box
Provenance
The Irving Collection, no. 3838.
Sale room notice
Please note that this lot contains material from endangered species which could result in export restrictions.