A CARVED HARDWOOD CABINET (GUI) QING DYNASTY

of rectangular outline with a pair of hinged doors separated by a central stile, the panels boldly carved with an elegant symmetrical foliate meander, above a wide scrolling foliate-carved apron with beaded edge, the interior with a pair of shelves and two drawers above a concealed well with removable covers, the back panels removeable and finely beveled, all supported on four square-section legs

Sotheby's New York, 22nd March 1995, lot 430 - described as Zitan.

The floral motif is of a type made famous by the baroque-style Yuanmingyuan Palace commissioned by the Qianlong emperor. The symmetrical foliate design is particularly adaptable to dense media such as hardwood.  The most renown examples are those made of zitan an example of which is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, vol. II, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 245, no. 208.