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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID LACQUER CHEST, JOSEON DYNASTY
奥地利
09月11日 下午5点 开拍
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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID LACQUER CHEST, JOSEON DYNASTY
This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve

Published: Jean-Paul Desroches (ed.) et al, Two Americans in Paris. A Quest for Asian Art, Paris, 2016, p. 258, no. 406.

Exhibited:
1. Pointe-à-Callière Museum, From the Lands of Asia. The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Montréal, 17 November 2016-19 March 2017.
2. Kimbell Art Museum, From the Lands of Asia. The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Fort Worth, Texas, 4 March-19 August 2018.

Korea (1392-1897), circa 17th-18th century. The deep box with shallow flush-fitting cover decorated with scrolling flowers of inlaid mother-of-pearl connected by arching stems of inlaid twisted wire, and additionally applied with brownish black lacquer, the interior lined with brown fabric.

Provenance: The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012.
Condition: Overall good condition, consistent with age, expected age cracks with associated losses, minor losses to inlays and rims, few touchups, and flaking.

Weight: 2,690 g
Dimensions: Size 46 x 26.3 x 24.3 cm

This box demonstrates stylistic variations on the peony scroll, a favorite design on Korean lacquer ware ornamented with shimmering abalone shells, or mother-of-pearl. Here, the large and luscious blooms are accentuated.

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related rectangular chest inlaid with mother-of-pearl decoration, dated to the Joseon dynasty, 19th century, 66 x 53 x 37, in the British Museum, registration number 2016,3069.1. Compare a closely related clothing box with similar lozenge band, dated to the Joseon dynasty, 17th century, 21.3 x 46 x 79 cm, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 2015.500.3.3a, b.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Freeman’s, Philadelphia, 16 March 2018, lot 157
Price: USD 16,900 or approx. EUR 19,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Korean mother of pearl, tortoiseshell and wire-inlaid rectangular box and cover, Joseon dynasty, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, inlay work, and decoration with similar flowers and lozenge bands. Note the length (33.6 cm)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 15 April 2016, lot 119
Price: USD 17,500 or approx. EUR 20,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A mother-of-pearl inlaid lacquer box, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, inlay work, decoration, and size (42.5 x 26 x 19.1 cm).

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拍品估价:1,500 - 3,000 欧元 起拍价格:800 欧元  买家佣金: 35.00%

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