A HONGMU SQUARE DRESSING CASE WITH FOLDING MIRROR STAND, ZHEDIESHI JINGTAI 18th/19th century The folding mirror standing on top of a dressing case with double doors opening to reveal three stacked drawers, all supported on four hoof feet, the lattice panel of the mirror stand carved with peony and prunus sprigs, framing a central begonia-shaped motif, the bottom of the stand with a lotus leaf-shaped support for the mirror, the corners and edges decorated and reinforced with metal straps. 34.6cm (13 1/2in) square. Footnotes: 十八/十九世紀 紅木折疊式鏡臺 Provenance: A Danish Private Collection. Compare with a similar mirror stand in the Wang Shixiang collection, illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Mingshi jiaju yanjiu, Beijing, 2007, p.211, pl.wu 28. Compare also with a related example, late Ming dynasty, in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Classic Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, London, 1986, p.240. Another similar but earlier huanghuali folding mirror platform, Ming dynasty, is illustrated in The Chuang Family Bequest of Fine Ming and Qing Furniture in the Shanghai Museum, Hong Kong, 1998, no.52. Another huanghuali dressing case, 17th/18th century, is illustrated in Splendor of Style: Classical Chinese Furniture from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Beijing, 1999, p.186. See a related example, late Ming dynasty, illustrated by G.Wu Bruce, Chan Chair and Qin Bench, The Dr. S.Y.Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture II, Hong Kong, 1998, no.65. See a similar huanghuali square dressing case and stand, 18th/19th century, sold at Bonhams New York, 14th September 2012, lot 1340. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing