Lot 893

A 18TH-CENTURY CHINESE METAL-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID LACQUERED TWO DOOR CABINET

On associated 19th-century stand, 114cm wide; 47cm deep; 163cm high

Estimate: £600 - £900
Hammer price: £2,800
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Condition report: 

Vertical splits to both doors, as can been seen in the images. Various loose hinges and losses around the lock. Doors loose. 

The central door lock plate is a replacement. 

Other general warping and losses, chips and scuffs to decoration. Notably chips to the top of the back.  

Shrinkage to the backboards. 

Missing moulded edge to the side of the stand and the opposing section is loose. Glued blocks to the internal rails. 

Wear to the edges of the legs of the stand, particularly the front legs. 

General inevitable scuffs, scrathes, dents, small chips and marks commensurate with wear, use and age.

Please see further images. 


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