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A RARE PAIR OF GILT-DECORATED BLACK LACQUER DISPLAY CABINETS, DUOBAO GE18th century Each cabinet fitted with two drawers and with variously proportioned and positioned compartments, framed by friezes carved with reticulated interlocking designs and finely decorated with polychrome designs of large peaches, blossoming lotus, chrysanthemums, peonies and narcissi borne on meandering foliate scrolls, the sides with further floral shrubs, all within borders of polychrome and gilt flowerheads and further interlocking designs, all raised on four straight feet. 68cm (1/2in) high x 88.5cm (34 6/8in) wide x 39cm (15 3/8in) deep. (2).Footnotes十八世紀 黑漆描金花卉紋多寶格一對 Provenance: a German private collection and thence by descent 來源：德國私人收藏，並由後人保存 Duobao ge 多寶格 (literally meaning 'multiple treasure cabinets') began in the early Qing dynasty and may have evolved from mid Ming period Liang'ge gui cabinets. Qing dynasty Palace archives typically identify these types of cabinets as 'bogu shuge' (literally meaning 'extensive antique and book cabinets'), because the upper section was used to display antiques, whilst the lower section was used to store books and scrolls. An example of how similar cabinets were used can be seen in one of the famous Prince Yong's Twelve Beauties scrolls, 18th century, (Palace Museum Gu6458-1/12), which shows a lady seated in a study surrounded by related cabinets filled with antiques and books. The lavish use of gold on black lacquer became particularly popular during the reign of the Yongzheng emperor, who especially appreciated and collected Japanese-style gold and silvered lacquer (maki-e). See a related zitan and gilt-decorated black lacquered cabinet, Mid Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Imperial Furniture of Ming and Qing Dynasties: Classics of the Forbidden City, Beijing, 2008, p.34, no.27.Saleroom noticesPlease note the height for these cabinets is 174cm (68 1/5in) and not as stated in the catalogue.