Fine Asian Works of Art

Auction Details

On December 18, 2011 Michaan’s Auctions holds its Fine Asian Works of Art Auction in the main gallery located at 2751 Todd Street, Alameda, CA 94501. Over 400 lots of objects of superb quality from China, Japan, Korea, Himalaya and various other Asian regions comprise the sale. Chinese offerings include artworks from numerous categories, meeting needs of collectors and dealers alike, with objects including but not limited to porcelains, jades, textiles, religious figures, furniture, paintings and calligraphy, scholar’s objects, ivory and coral. Property has originated from local collectors, estates and private collections with only top tier items selected for the Fine Asian Art Sale.
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An Embroidered Table Screen, 19th Century6268 - An Embroidered Table Screen, 19th Century
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An Embroidered Table Screen, The rectangular panel with embroidered decorations of the 'hundred birds' theme, with mother-of-pearl inlay to ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Four Red-Lacquered and Gilt-Painted Wood Panels6269 - Four Red-Lacquered and Gilt-Painted Wood Panels
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A Set of Four Red-Lacquered and Gilt-Painted Wood Panels, Each of vertical format carved with a flower and bird theme; the first depicting an elaborat
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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A 19th/20th C. Floor Screen Inset w/ Marble Plaques6270 - A 19th/20th C. Floor Screen Inset w/ Marble Plaques
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A Floor Screen Inset with Marble Plaques, Framed to display various shaped reserves, all with calligraphic inscriptions and seals, the gray and brown
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (22,500.00) = 22,500.00
 
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A Large Embellished and Lacquered-Wood Wall Panel*6271 - A Large Embellished and Lacquered-Wood Wall Panel*
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A Large Embellished and Lacquered-Wood Wall Panel*, Embellished in ivory, jade, metal, agate, cloisonné, coral and wood with the characters ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (50,000.00) = 50,000.00
 
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A Rectangular Porcelain Plaque, Late Qing6272 - A Rectangular Porcelain Plaque, Late Qing
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A Rectangular Porcelain Plaque, Painted with figures, buildings, trees, rockwork and boats, in mountain and river scenes, within a wood frame. Late Qi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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A Large Qianjiang Style Hanging Porcelain Plaque6273 - A Large Qianjiang Style Hanging Porcelain Plaque
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A Large Qianjiang Style Hanging Porcelain Plaque, Painted in the Qianjiang style with two scholars in deep conversation within a garden setting, inscr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (12,000.00) = 12,000.00
 
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Two Porcelain Plaques6274 - Two Porcelain Plaques
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Two Porcelain Plaques, Each painted in bright enamels with sages in gardens with attendants, framed. 20th Century, Dimension of Plaque: 10 1/2 x 7 inc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (8,500.00) = 8,500.00
 
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Four Porcelain Plaques6275 - Four Porcelain Plaques
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Four Porcelain Plaques, With a pair of circular plaques, each painted with different fruiting plants, lingzhi fungus and bamboo in bright enamels; the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00) = 6,000.00
 
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Two Circular Porcelain Plaques6276 - Two Circular Porcelain Plaques
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Two Circular Porcelain Plaques, Each painted enamels with hills, trees and streams and figures, framed. 20th Century, Approximate Diameter: 10 1/4 inc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (14,000.00) = 14,000.00
 
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A Porcelain Plaque6277 - A Porcelain Plaque
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A Porcelain Plaque, Of hand-scroll shape, painted in delicate famille-rose enamels to depict two gentlemen engaging in a game of chess in a garden, wi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (10,000.00) = 10,000.00
 
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A Rectangular Porcelain Plaque, Late Qing6278 - A Rectangular Porcelain Plaque, Late Qing
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A Rectangular Porcelain Plaque, Painted in famille-rose enamels with flowers and peacocks, within a diaper border, framed. Late Qing Dynasty, 18 x 23
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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Two Square Porcelain Plaques, Late Qing6279 - Two Square Porcelain Plaques, Late Qing
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Two Square Porcelain Plaques, Each painted in underglaze blue featuring various antiquities set on furniture within a peach and iron-red bat border, f
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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A Group of Ten Square Porcelain Plaques6280 - A Group of Ten Square Porcelain Plaques
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A Group of Ten Square Porcelain Plaques, Each painted in famille-rose enamels depicting one of the eight Daoist immortals either in a garden or riding
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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A Wall Panel Inset with Two Porcelain Plaques6281 - A Wall Panel Inset with Two Porcelain Plaques
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A Wall Panel Inset with Two Porcelain Plaques, The upper plaque depicting two birds in the branches of peony and other flowers, the lower of two on a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (7,000.00) = 7,000.00
 
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A Set of Four Rectangular Plaques, Late Qing6282 - A Set of Four Rectangular Plaques, Late Qing
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A Set of Four Rectangular Plaques, Mounted as hanging screen of long vertical shape, each painted mainly in blues, greens, and black touched in other
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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A Four-Panel Wood Screen Inset w/ Porcelain Plaques6283 - A Four-Panel Wood Screen Inset w/ Porcelain Plaques
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A Four-Panel Wood Screen Inset with Porcelain Plaques, Each with a small landscape plaque in famille-vert enamels above a tall plaque in bright famill
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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A Group of Four Small Famille Rose Porcelain Vases6284 - A Group of Four Small Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
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A Group of Four Small Famille Rose Porcelain Vases, Including three Hu form vases each painted in various birds, insects and flowers theme and inscrib
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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A Group of Four Small Famille Rose Porcelain Vases6285 - A Group of Four Small Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
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A Group of Four Small Famille Rose Porcelain Vases, Three vases painted with birds, insects, flowers; one with of a male figure drinking wine in a gar
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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A Pair of Glazed Porcelain 'Gu' Vases6286 - A Pair of Glazed Porcelain 'Gu' Vases
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A Pair of Glazed Porcelain 'Gu' Vases, Each of identical beaker form with a trumpet-from neck and slightly splayed foot, decorated with inci...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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A Yellow-Glazed Archaistic Vessel and Cover6287 - A Yellow-Glazed Archaistic Vessel and Cover
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A Yellow-Glazed Archaistic Vessel and Cover, Of oblong section, the vessel decorated with bands of archaistic motifs, with a pair of loop handles issu
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (12,000.00) = 12,000.00
 
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A Large Embroidered Silk Dragon Panel, 19th Century6288 - A Large Embroidered Silk Dragon Panel, 19th Century
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A Large Embroidered Silk Dragon Panel, The deep blue background embroidered in polychrome and gilt threads with seven flying dragons in pursuit of fla
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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A Pair of Cloisonné-Enameled Tortoise Vases6289 - A Pair of Cloisonné-Enameled Tortoise Vases
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A Pair of Cloisonné-Enameled Tortoise Vases, Each with a dramatically frowning face surrounded by incised tufts of hair, the four fingered feet...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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A Pair of Gilt-Metal Cranes, Qianlong Marks6290 - A Pair of Gilt-Metal Cranes, Qianlong Marks
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A Pair of Gilt-Metal Cranes, Each finely and realistically modeled standing on a rock with incoming tide, the beaks, wing feathers, legs, crown, and t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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A Group of Five Ornaments6291 - A Group of Five Ornaments
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A Group of Five Ornaments, Including four bangles made from bamboo, cinnabar lacquer and metal; the fifth a groom kit mounted to a carved reticulated
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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A Green Stone Necklace with Two Pendants6292 - A Green Stone Necklace with Two Pendants
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A Green Stone Necklace with Two Pendants, Composed of thirty-two ovoid green stone beads finished with gilt metal flower form caps, showcasing two sus
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Two Metal Mounted Jade Plaques6293 - Two Metal Mounted Jade Plaques
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Two Metal Mounted Jade Plaques, The first of oval shape with gilt-metal mounting; the second carved as a lotus plant and mounted with blue-enameled wh
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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A Group of Three Precious Stone and Metal Ornaments6294 - A Group of Three Precious Stone and Metal Ornaments
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A Group of Three Precious Stone and Metal Ornaments, The first of jadeite, glass and sapphire; the second of sapphire, aquamarine and jadeite; the thi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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A Group of Five Carved Jade Plaques6295 - A Group of Five Carved Jade Plaques
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A Group of Five Carved Jade Plaques, Including two circular plaques carved with auspicious symbols, and three dyed plaques, all with tassels attached.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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A Jade Dragon-Decorated Covered Censer6296 - A Jade Dragon-Decorated Covered Censer
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A Jade Dragon-Decorated Covered Censer, The compressed body carved with a central band of archaistic scrolling dragons flanked by dragon-head handles,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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A Set of 25 National Palace Museum Books, 1969-746297 - A Set of 25 National Palace Museum Books, 1969-74
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A Set of Hardcover Books on the Chinese Art Collection from the National Palace Museum in Taiwan, Twenty-five books in total, with text written in bot
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,000.00) = 11,000.00
 
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A Illustrated Portfolio: Song Dynasty Textile, 19606298 - A Illustrated Portfolio: Song Dynasty Textile, 1960
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A Rare Illustrated Portfolio on a Song Dynasty Textile, Displaying twelve images of a Song Dynasty Kesi 'Ducks in Lotus Pond,' the first lea...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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National Palace Museum Book: Song Dynasty Painting6299 - National Palace Museum Book: Song Dynasty Painting
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A Book on Song Dynasty Painting, Volume One, published by the National Palace Museum, hard cover. 14 3/4 x 13 inches (37.5 x 33 cm)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to floor for (250.00) = 250.00
 
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A Rare Catalog of the Imperial Library, Wen Yuan Ke6300 - A Rare Catalog of the Imperial Library, Wen Yuan Ke
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A Rare Catalog of the Imperial Library, Wen Yuan Ke, Including an English introduction to the imperial library by Liu Tun-Tseng and LIang Ssu-C...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (450.00) = 450.00
 
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A Large Collection of Books on Asian Arts6301 - A Large Collection of Books on Asian Arts
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A Large Collection of Books on Chinese and Japanese Arts, Including a group of thiry books on various Chinese works of art, fifteen books on Chinese c
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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A Rare Chinese Commemorative Propaganda Book, 19596302 - A Rare Chinese Commemorative Propaganda Book, 1959
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A Rare Chinese Commemorative Propaganda Book, Published in 1959, the year of the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Republic ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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n the Style of Lang Shining (1688-1766)6303 - n the Style of Lang Shining (1688-1766)
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In the Style of Lang Shining (Giuseppe Castiglione, (1688-1766), Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, the lower left with a signature 'Zhou Yi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Attributed to Shao Kaiding: Zhong Kui and Demons6304 - Attributed to Shao Kaiding: Zhong Kui and Demons
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Attributed to Shao Kaiding (Active Late Qing/Republic Period): Zhong Kui and Demons, Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, the lower left with a sign
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (600.00) = 600.00
 
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Zhao Haogong (1881-1949): Lychee6305 - Zhao Haogong (1881-1949): Lychee
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Zhao Haogong (1881-1949): Lychee, Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, dated 1941, long inscriptions to the top, signed 'Zhao Hao', five...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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A Huanghuali and Mixed Hardwood Chair6310 - A Huanghuali and Mixed Hardwood Chair
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A Huanghuali and Mixed Hardwood Chair, The stepped top rail fitted flush with curving corner posts of round section, above a single-panel wood seat se
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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A Set of Four Hardwood Side Chairs, 19th Century6311 - A Set of Four Hardwood Side Chairs, 19th Century
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A Set of Four Hardwood Side Chairs, The curved top-rails fitted flush with the corner posts of round section, above the single-panel wood seats set wi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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A Large Tielimu Altar Table, Late Qing Dynasty6312 - A Large Tielimu Altar Table, Late Qing Dynasty
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A Large Tielimu Altar Table, The single-panel top set within a long rectangular frame above a scrolling apron containing peaches, the square section i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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A Ming Style Huanghuali Side Table6313 - A Ming Style Huanghuali Side Table
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A Ming Style Huanghuali Side Table, The rectangular single-panel top with delicate everted ends, above a continuous beaded spandrel apron, with pairs
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (27,500.00) = 27,500.00
 
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A Pair of Rosewood Side Tables, Qing Dynasty6314 - A Pair of Rosewood Side Tables, Qing Dynasty
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A Pair of Rosewood Side Tables, Each of rectangular form, the surrounding reticulated aprons carved with large leafy scrolls, supported upon four slen
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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A Small 19th Century Hardwood Low Table6315 - A Small 19th Century Hardwood Low Table
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A Small Hardwood Low Table, The rectangular top supported by cabriole legs with claw and ball feet, the legs and aprons carved with a stylized floral
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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A Huanghuali Altar Table6316 - A Huanghuali Altar Table
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A Huanghuali Altar Table, The single board top of Qing dynasty material fitted with scrolled terminals and set over cloud-shaped spandrels and an open
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to floor for (35,000.00) = 35,000.00
 
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A Tapered Wood Cabinet6317 - A Tapered Wood Cabinet
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A Tapered Wood Cabinet, The rectangular shape slightly tapering toward the top, double doors with rounded raised frames open from the center stile to
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (475.00) = 475.00
 
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A Carved Hardwood Day Bed6318 - A Carved Hardwood Day Bed
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A Carved Hardwood Day Bed, Carved with meandering bamboo stalks and grape vines, the back inset with a circular marble plaque. 30 1/2 x 74 x 22 3/4 i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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A Huanghuali and Mixed Wood Luohan Bed, 19th C.6319 - A Huanghuali and Mixed Wood Luohan Bed, 19th C.
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A Huanghuali and Mixed Wood Luohan Bed, The base of mitered mortise and tenon construction set with a soft cane seat with paired transverse stretchers
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to floor for (32,500.00) = 32,500.00
 
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A Hardwood Square Table6320 - A Hardwood Square Table
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A Hardwood Square Table, With top-panel top set within the square frame, above aprons carved with paired chilong contesting a flaming jewel and spandr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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A Pair of Jichimu Stands6321 - A Pair of Jichimu Stands
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A Pair of Jichimu Stands, Each of tall and slender rectangular form, the single-panel tops flushed in a square frame above craved waists and aprons, t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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