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PO SHUN LEONG (BRITISH, b. 1941),ART BOX,with twin hinged sides opening to reveal four circular recesses, signed and dated 92 to base, 13.5cm highNote: Po Shun Leong (b. 1941) is a Chinese/English architect, sculptor and cabinet maker. He was born in Northampton to Chinese parents, and educated at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, in London, residing in Southern California since 1981. He is well-known since the 1980s for his highly intricate one-of-a-kind wooden art boxes, of which this is one, with many now in prestigious museum collections.
GLASGOW SCHOOL ARTS & CRAFTS CABINET ON CHEST,the cabinet upper section with hinged 'secret' storage recess, over twin leaded glazed doors bearing copper plated mounts enclosing a single shelf above a central drop-down door mounted with a hammered panel enclosing recess and flanked by twin shelves, the lower section with four drawers, raised on angled supports, 194cm high, 121cm wide, 51cm deep
ERCOL MODEL 469 WINDSOR BUREAU / COCKTAIL CABINET,in golden elm and beech, 82cm wideCondition good to fair. Surface wear including two ring marks to top. Even more so evident to fall front interior. Minor nicks to front, also to side including a wide scratch. Depth is 43.5cmAdditional images now available.
A SUPERB AND RARE SMALL GOLD-LACQUER SHODANA (DISPLAY CABINET) WITH STANDJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)The shodana (display cabinet) supported on the original gold-lacquer stand with four curved feet and neatly decorated in gold hiramaki-e and takamaki-e with several minogame (thousand-year-tortoises) amongst meandering streams and rocks. The silver and shakudo fitted cabinet comprising two pairs of hinged cupboard doors, one single corner door, one set of sliding doors, staggered shelves and three drawers, decorated in gold takamaki-e, kirigane and e-nashji with floral and mountainous landscape, as well as different birds, the top, sides, and reverse scattered with aoi-mons, the cupboard doors bordered with hanabishi (flowery-diamond) motifs.This shodana is ideal for presenting miniature artworks such as netsuke. HEIGHT (with stand) 37.5 cm, LENGTH (with stand) 31.5 cmCondition: Very good condition with only minimal wear to lacquered decoration and edges.Provenance: British private collection. Auction comparison:Shodana of this scale are exceedingly rare. For a larger shodana with a similar decoration of aoi-mons see Christie’s, The Collector: European and English 18th and 19th Century Furniture and Works of Art, Silver, Ceramics and Gold Boxes, 15 July 2020, London, lot 236 (sold for 30,000 GBP).
A CERAMIC AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID LACQUERED KIRI (PAULOWNIA) WOOD CABINET IN THE STYLE OF RITSUOIn the style of Ogawa Haritsu (Ritsuo, 1663-1747), unsignedJapan, 18th-19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)Of rectangular form with red-lacquered borders, the wood ground finely decorated in gold takamaki-e and inlays of ceramic and mother-of-pearl with blossoming flowers and neatly veined leaves, one side with six narrow drawers fitted with metal floral handles, the base of roiro.SIZE 31 x 22.6 x 18.8 cmCondition: Good condition with expected surface wear, nicks, chips, scratches, some inlays with minor cracks and small losses.Provenance: German private collection.Ogawa Haritsu (formerly often referred to outside Japan by his alternative name of Ritsuo) was among the first Japanese lacquer artists to establish an independent reputation outside of the hereditary craft dynasties of Kyoto, Edo, and Kanazawa. Following an early career as a haiku poet, he is thought to have first turned his attention to lacquer design in middle age and soon attracted a wide following thanks to his novel choice of subject matter and pioneering and imaginative use of unusual materials; at some point after 1710 he was hired by Tsugaru Nobuhisa (1669-1747), lord of a domain in northern Japan, for whom he worked until 1731.In lacquer, he introduced a vocabulary of new materials not usually associated with lacquer artists such as glazed ceramic pieces, mother-of-pearl, and lead. Haritsu also mastered the technique of making lacquer surfaces appear to resemble other materials such as bronze, tile, ink sticks, and pottery, a style of decoration which became known as Haritsu saiku.
A group of 19th & 20th Century letters and documents relating to family descendants of the German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), items including manuscript document dated 6th June 1860, naming Caroline Beethoven, Maria Weidinger, Caroline Weidinger etc, 4 double sided sheets of manuscript with wax seal, the Caroline Beethoven in question presumably Karoline Johanna Weidinger (van Beethoven)(1831-1919), daughter of Karl van Beethoven (1806-1858), Beethoven the composer's nephew, and his wife Caroline Barbara van Beethoven (née Naske)(1808-1891); some 19th Century manuscript van Beethoven family trees/genealogical tables; manuscript correspondence appears to possibly be to/from Ludwig van Beethoven (i.e. Ludwig Johann van Beethoven (abt. 1839 - bef. 1916)); a 19th Century cabinet card photograph depicting a plaque of Ludwig van Beethoven (composer), inscribed verso, appears to be inscribed to Raoul, i.e. Raoul Emil Weidinger (1884-1924), great grandson of Karl van Beethoven, Beethoven the Composer's nephew and heir; two other 19th Century Cartes de Visite by Vienna photographers; other letters and m/s documents with Vienna addressed headed paper, etc etc; plus other 20th Century documents relating to Beethoven Heimler branch of family including Third Reich/Nazi period documents etc. Ludwig van Beethoven never got married and did not have children, in his family seven children were born, but only three survived childhood: Ludwig, Kaspar and Nikolaus. From the three brothers only Kaspar had children, a son named Karl. After the death of Kaspar in 1815, Beethoven sought legal action against the mother of Karl, wanting sole custody of the boy. He regarded Johanna (the mother) not suitable for custody. As his brother in his last will appointed both of them as co-guardians, the bitter legal battle lasted for years. He finally won, but irreparable emotional damage had been done to the boy, who later in his life committed an unsuccessful suicide. Kaspar died in 1815, Ludwig in 1827 and Nikolaus in 1848. Karl, the only remaining Beethoven, despite his uncle’s wishes joined the army in Bohemia, in December 1826. Soon, Ludwig van Beethoven died (1827) and in his last will left everything to Karl.Karl remained in the army till 1832, then married Caroline Naske with whom they had five children, four girls and a boy who was named Ludwig after the famous uncle. Ludwig Johann van Beethoven had education in the Piarist Gymnasium of Vienna, then he joined the army, just as his father did.This man was not worthy for the name of the family. In 1862 he stole money from his regiment, then six years later he had to flee Vienna, running from creditors and criminal court. In both occasions his mother helped him out. He settled down in Munich, Bavaria.Here he was introduced to Richard Wagner and through him to the king of Bavaria, who happened to be another Ludwig, King Ludwig II. To gain favors he falsely claimed himself the grandson of Beethoven, the composer. The trick worked as the King was so impressed that he paid him a monthly income to live on. For some he represented himself as a Baron, cheating money out from them.
Victorian oak Gothic Revival side cabinet, circa 1875, the superstructure with pierced three-quarter gallery moulded with swags, above two open bookcase shelves raised on foliate capped uprights, the projecting base with foliate edge above a pair of frieze drawers applied with tracery mouldings and pair of conforming panel doors between scroll and leaf capped pillars enclosing an adjustable shelf, on plinth base, 158cm high, 122cm wide, 56cm deep.
Fine Victorian oak floor-standing collectors' cabinet by Thomas Gurney, the rectangular top with chamfered edge over narrow plain frieze and two fielded panel doors with brass gothic handles, escutcheons and hinges, enclosing interior fitted with forty slide drawers in two banks, each with ring turned ebony handles and glazed covers, raised on stepped plinth base, inside of right door with plaque 'T. Gurney Maker, Broadway, London Fields', 107cm x 50cm x 130cm high
Estate-made enclosed cabinet, circa 1900, the painted wood exterior with iron carrying handles to the sides and two doors the front, one with gilt metal nameplate, opening to reveal an interior fitted with an arrangement of small drawers, each with flush fitting gilt metal handle, 61cm x 45cm x 61cm
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