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Fine Ju Mu Wood Scholar's Cabinet
Located in Greenwich, CT
A refined and elegant tapered ju mu wood scholar's cabinet, elegant form, beautiful wood grain
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19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Wood

Antique Fine Ju Mu Wood Scholar's Cabinet
Fine Ju Mu Wood Scholar's Cabinet
H 57 in W 31.5 in D 16.5 in
19th Century Scholar Cabinet
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Scholar cabinet 55h x 35w x 17d This is a square corner cabinet with a central stile between the
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19th Century Chinese Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Hardwood

Antique 19th Century Scholar Cabinet
19th Century Scholar Cabinet
H 55 in W 35 in D 17 in
Ming Style Chinese Scholar's Cabinet
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, Ming dynasty style scholar's cabinet. The doors and side panels are all solid single
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Early 19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Bronze

Antique Ming Style Chinese Scholar's Cabinet
Ming Style Chinese Scholar's Cabinet
H 68.75 in W 45 in D 22.25 in
Japanese Cinnabar Scholars Cabinet, Early Taisho Period (1912-1926)
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The top & sides decorated with cartouche shaped panels depicting fauna & flora, the front showing a pair of panelled doors decorated with flying cranes & clouds, the obverse decorate...
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Early 1900s Japanese Taisho Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Brass

Camphor Wood Lacquered Chinese Scholar Cabinet / Document Box, 'Qing Dynasty'
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A 19th century camphor wood lacquered Chinese scholar cabinet from the Qing Dynasty. It features
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19th Century Chinese Other Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Rosewood Chinese Scholar's Cabinet
Located in Somis, CA
A rare offering of an original 19th century Chinese antique scholar's cabinet. This wonderful
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19th Century Chinese Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Wood

19th Century Chinese Scholar's Cabinet Glass Curio
Located in Somis, CA
A late 19th century solid wood Chinese scholar's cabinet with glass doors and removable shelves
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19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Wood

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Black Lacquer Elm Armoire Wardrobe Scholars Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Chinese black lacquer Qing Dynasty lines press or scholars cabinet, circa 1890s. Features two
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1890s Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Elm, Lacquer

Chinese Red Lacquer Scholars' Cabinet, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With its commanding scale and simple silhouette, this tall Qing-dynasty cabinet offered the perfect
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Elm

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Scholars Cabinets
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of lacquered and decorated Chinese cabinets.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Scholar Cabinet

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Scholars Cabinets
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Scholars Cabinets
H 74.75 in W 47.25 in D 21.25 in
Antique Fully Carved Scholar's Cabinet
Located in Somis, CA
This rare, magnificent, fully carved cabinet was a scholar's treasure chest. Hand-painted oval door
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19th Century Chinese Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Wood

Antique Fully Carved Scholar's Cabinet
Antique Fully Carved Scholar's Cabinet
H 76 in W 37.25 in D 18.5 in
Chinese Painted Black Lacquer Scholars' Cabinet, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Constructed with four doors, this spectacular Qing-dynasty cabinet from the mid-19th century is
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Elm, Lacquer

Antique Red Gilded Carved Scholar's Cabinet
Located in Somis, CA
This rare, magnificent, fully carved, gilded cabinet was a scholar's treasure chest. hand-painted
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19th Century Chinese Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Wood

Chinese Antique Scholar's Cabinet with Carved Grapevine
Located in Somis, CA
This elegant antique cabinet has a "open light" feature on its top portion. The name came from its
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19th Century Chinese Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Wood

Antique Red & Black Lacquer Chinese Scholar's Book Chests/Cabinets, Chinoiserie
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
Covered in rich black & red lacquer, of rectangular form with square corners, the fine scholar
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19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Softwood, Lacquer

Rare Japanese Traveling Cabinet Oi Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
Served as a traveling cabinet as well as a shrine and carried like a backpack for the Buddhist
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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Silk, Bamboo, Wood, Lacquer, Paper

Antique Chinese Scholar's Mirrored Bookcase with Marble Insets
Located in Somis, CA
A highly sophisticated scholar's cabinet from turn of the century. Solid wood throughout, mitered
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Marble, Brass

Chinese Scholar’s Low Kang Hardwood Cabinet, circa 1880
Located in Faversham, GB
An ebonised burgundy Chinese scholar’s low kang hardwood cabinet. Featuring six small drawers, four
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Hardwood

Chinese Scholars' Display Shelf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
drawers are carved with detailed scholars' objects and vases filled with auspicious flowers.
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Elm

Chinese Scholars' Display Shelf, c. 1850
Chinese Scholars' Display Shelf, c. 1850
H 86.75 in W 45.75 in D 18.25 in
Chinese Lacquered Scholars' Shelf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
scholars' studio, displaying a collection of books, scrolls, and treasured objects. The elegant case has
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Elm

Gilt Lacquer Compound Cabinet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
. As the eye drifts down across the lower cabinet, you see a gathering of scholar-officials conversing
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Gilt Lacquer Compound Cabinet, c. 1900
Gilt Lacquer Compound Cabinet, c. 1900
H 96 in W 41.5 in D 21.5 in
Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered display cabinet from Shanxi province was crafted in the mid-19th century using
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Elm

Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Chinese Painted Book Cabinet, c. 1850
H 51.75 in W 25.25 in D 14.5 in
Chinese Diamond Lattice Display Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The focal point of this beautiful 19th century scholars' display cabinet is undoubtedly the complex
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Brass

Chinese Qing Dynasty Cabinet with Original Décor
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Qing dynasty cabinet with original well preserved decorations. Red base lacquer with
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Elm

Fine Chinese Trailing Vine Display Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
scholars' objects, this cabinet likely stood as the centerpiece of a traditional scholars' studio
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Cedar

An Exhibition Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cabinet on Stand
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Gilt-Bronze Mounted Marquetry Cabinet on Stand By Emmanuel-Alfred (dit Alfred II) Beurdeley Of
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Marble, Ormolu

Edouard Colonna Art Nouveau Paris "Bibliotheque Victor Hugo" Cabinet
By Edouard Colonna
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Art Nouveau cabinet by Edouard Colonna, 1900-1901, identified in numerous period sources as
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Other

Chinese Triple Bat Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This book cabinet was likely originally commissioned for a scholar's study to store important texts
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Brass

Chinese Triple Bat Book Cabinet, c. 1850
Chinese Triple Bat Book Cabinet, c. 1850
H 75.75 in W 37.75 in D 20.5 in
Chinese Crackled Lacquer Tapered Cabinet, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
cabinet likely stood as the centrepiece of a traditional scholars' studio, carefully selected as a source
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Brass

William & Mary Seaweed Marquetry Inlaid Cabinet by Gerrit Jensen (c. 1634-1715)
By Gerrit Jensen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An Anglo-Dutch William and Mary Seaweed Marquetry cabinet on stand by Gerrit Jensen, Royal
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Late 17th Century British William and Mary Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Brass

Pair of Chinese Red Lacquer Book Cabinets, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this pair of tall book cabinets was once used in a scholars' studio
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Elm

Antique Korean Bandaji Nong Tansu Scholars Wedding Cabinet
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Bandaji Nong Tansu Scholars Chest Wedding Cabinet Early 19th century Korean Tansu Nong Bandaji highboy
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Early 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Brass

Chinese Painted Red Lacquer Cabinet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century red lacquer cabinet is lavishly decorated with gilt accents and intricate
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Elm

Antique Korean Elm Brass Bound Bandaji Nong Tansu Scholars Chest Wedding Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
Fine & early 19th century Korean Tansu Nong Bandaji tallboy wedding chests or cabinet made of
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Early 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Brass

Italian 19th Century Carved Walnut Cassone Chest with Putti and Winged Dragons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
different terms used in contemporary records for chests, and the attempts by modern scholars to distinguish
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Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Walnut

Chinese Early 20th Century Lacquered Armoire with Gilt Carved Warrior Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
scholar scenes panels protected behind glass. Two larger doors below are decorated with gilded warrior
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Wood

Pair of Petite Chinese Collector's Shelves
Located in Chicago, IL
clean lines and open sides. Once the centerpiece of a scholar’s studio, these open shelves were ideal
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Elm

Chinese Red Lacquer Coffer with Gilt Carvings, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
ancestor worship and as a storage cabinet for clothes, textiles, and other household items. The large
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Cypress, Lacquer

Majestic Italian Desk, circa 1820
Located in Budapest, HU
Piece of extreme beauty. It belonged to a famous scholar of Dante Alighieri. On one side desk
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Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Walnut

Majestic Italian Desk, circa 1820
Majestic Italian Desk, circa 1820
H 53.15 in W 55.12 in D 31.5 in
Provincial Chinese Collector's Shelf, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
, and scholars' rocks. At the base is a shallow drawer with a floral knob, perhaps used for stowing
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Elm

Chinese 19th Century Dark Brown Lacquered Sideboard with Hand Painted Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
top sitting above two doors, adorned with hand painted scholar's objects and flowers. These doors open
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19th Century Chinese Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Wood

Huge Hand Ornately Carved Antique Victorian Oak Library Bookcase Cupboard Base
Located in GB
oak library bookcase with ornate scholar carvings This is a very grand piece of English country
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Oak

Collectors Furniture, Solid Oak, Period: Louis-Philippe, circa: 1835-1840
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
. He is passionate but more associated with the madman than with the scholar. Often solitary, the
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19th Century Restauration Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Oak

Antique Victorian Rosewood Davenport
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
pop-up document holder and pen tray, perfect for a writer or a scholar's use. Adorning the top is a
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Rosewood

Antique Victorian Rosewood Davenport
Antique Victorian Rosewood Davenport
H 33.47 in W 22.84 in D 23.23 in
Mid-18th Century Colonial Virginia Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
of three graduated drawers. Virginia circa . 1765-1775. Gratitude to American decorative arts scholar
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1770s American American Colonial Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Walnut, Pine

William and Mary Oysterwood Chest
Located in Skipton, GB
Woodwork at the Victoria and Albert Museum and one of the early scholars to attempt a serious
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Late 17th Century English William and Mary Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Olive, Sycamore

William and Mary Oysterwood Chest
William and Mary Oysterwood Chest
H 32.68 in W 37.8 in D 23.23 in
Indo-Portuguese Rosewood, Teak and Ebony Contador
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
cabinets on stands with the influence of the exotic East with abstract scrolling inlay and the distinctive
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Early 1800s Indian Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Ebony, Rosewood, Teak

Asian Scholar's Bamboo and Braided Wicker Chests / Side Tables, C 1940s, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of Antique Asian scholar's chests /side tables configured with 3 upper drawers and lower
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Early 20th Century Korean Anglo-Japanese Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Brass

A pair of Chinese bedside cabinets
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A pair of Chinese bedside cabinets, red lacquered soft wood, each cabinet with a set of doors
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Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Wood, Lacquer

A pair of Chinese bedside cabinets
A pair of Chinese bedside cabinets
H 27.25 in W 24 in D 14.25 in
Japanese Lacquer Meiji Period Cabinet on Stand, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A exquisite, fine quality Meiji period (1868-1912) Japanese black lacquer cabinet on stand with
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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Display Cabinet on Stand, Meiji Period, 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular Japanese lacquer and porcelain inlaid display cabinet on stand, kazaridana, Meiji
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1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Porcelain, Softwood, Lacquer

Set of Three Gilded Wood Carvings for Love
Located in Somis, CA
feature two assistants to the scholar who pays the visit to the garden where he first meets the daughter
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Wood

17th century old master portrait of Emperor Rudolph II
Located in Antwerp, BE
. Rudolph's deep appreciation for culture and learning fostered an environment where scholars, artists, and
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of Low Back Side Chairs or Meiguiyi, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
. But honey-coloured and richly figured huanghuali was the favourite of the scholar officials who
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Hardwood

Skull Lapis Lazuli Sculpture Minature
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
collector's cabinet of curiosities and wonder. Measures: 2" long, 1.75" high Cabinets of curiosities
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1890s German Baroque Revival Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Lapis Lazuli

Skull Lapis Lazuli Sculpture Minature
Skull Lapis Lazuli Sculpture Minature
H 1.78 in W 1.97 in D 1.78 in
Emperors Caesar Octavian Tiziano Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17/18th Century
By Tiziano Vecellio (Pieve di Cadore 1490 - Venice 1576)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
' (and in particular with his tradition in the vernacular of 1543, edited by the Florentine scholar Paolo
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Oil

Black Stork, "Ciconia Nigra": An 18th Century Hand-colored Frisch Engraving
By Johann Leonhard Frisch 1
Located in Alamo, CA
Frisch (1666-1743) was a German scholar who was a headmaster at a school in Berlin, a singer, a minister
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1730s Naturalistic Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Engraving

17th century Flemish Old master - Silenus feasting - Wine God
Located in Antwerp, BE
small cabinet pictures and dean of the city's Saint Luke's Guild. Although the length of Van Dyck's stay
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Oil, Canvas

A Rare Set of Four Louis XV Side Chairs, Stamped Tillard
By Jean-Baptiste Tilliard
Located in Sheffield, MA
, including those for the queen's apartments and the king's bedroom and cabinet at the palace of Versailles
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Wood

White Stork "Storch Ciconia": An 18th Century Hand-colored Frisch Engraving
By Johann Leonhard Frisch 1
Located in Alamo, CA
. Johann Leonhard Frisch (1666-1743) was a German scholar who was a headmaster at a school in Berlin, a
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1730s Naturalistic Antique Scholar Cabinet

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Engraving

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