A Northern Chinese elm, painted and gilded wedding bed chamber and alcove, 19th century
Session 2
LOT 331
A Northern Chinese elm, painted and gilded wedding bed chamber and alcove, 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 80 000 - 90 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 144 820
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
A Northern Chinese elm, painted and gilded wedding bed chamber and alcove, 19th century
with open greeting and seating area in front and recessed sleeping compartment, each five-panelled side with pierced apertures and sliding shutters, the whole elaborately carved and pierced with panels of figures before balustraded landscapes and pavilions, the sleeping compartment with five painted panels, the ceiling carved with further foliate panels, raised on incurved bracket feet and stile supports, 221cm high, 221cm long, 210cm wide
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