● CHINA, Canton - 18th/19th century
A fine zitan display cabinet
Double-leaf showcase in zitan, finely carved with peonies blooming in their foliage, in a frame of moving foliage, lotus and stylized flowers, the uprights in the same motif, resting on three-clawed feet, the cornice decorated with friezes of archaic Greek archaisers intertwined with foliage and lotus, a frieze of lotus petals adorning the lower part of the cornice and the cabinet. Inside, there are four shelves, three of which are carved on their edges with friezes of foliage and lotus.
Dim. 205 x 119 x 38.5 cm.
Origin: Family of Semallé
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