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A CEDAR WOOD ANCESTRAL SHRINE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- machilus nan-mu - Chinese cedar wood
constructed to resemble a temple with a gable roof over the niche and a curved roof over the portico, enclosed by a low balustrade, the front with three bays, each bay with two removeable doors fitted with glass panes and a silk privacy screen, the sides with octagonal openings, all detailed with openwork lattices, the back fitted with double doors, the interior furnished with stepped platforms to support ancestral tablets, all supported on a waisted platform
Provenance
Collection of Frederic Evan Morgan , 2nd Viscount Tredegar, Tredegar House, Wales.
Private Collection, removed from a castle in Western Switzerland.
Private Collection, removed from a castle in Western Switzerland.
Condition
There are filled, patch and glued repairs to splits, chips, joints, and extremities overall. There are splits to both side panels and along the base and elsewhere. There are chips, losses and some replacements to the openwork and applied decoration. The surface has some stains and is quite dry.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A larger shrine of similar design currently in the collection of the San Antonio Museum of Art (no. 2008.15) was illustrated in 'Chinese Tablet House', Arts of Asia, March - April 1994, p. 8.