Hand carved 1970’s Chinese dining room set
18 August 2020
Description

This is my mother’s dining room set, these are some of the details I remember from when we first got it in the early 1970s: It was made-to-order and purchased in China. Hand carved from a teak ship. 6’ round table. Bar top inserts jade. Table + 8 chairs + cabinet + bar=11 pieces total. Two of the chairs have broken legs that require repair.

Provenance

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Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Yes
Answered within 2 days
By Delia
Aug 19, 22:57 UTC
Fair Market Value
$12,000 - $18,000 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Hi Anna-Lynn,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry.
If you'd like this appraisal to include dimensions - which is customary - please forward the height, width and depth of each piece and I'll update this ASAP.
Based on the photos and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

An 11-piece Chinese carved and inset teakwood dining set
Custom made in China in the early 1970s
Comprising:
A single-pedestal dining table centering a pierced inset landscape medallion and raised on dragon feet
A set of eight side chairs with paneled splats, circular seats and stylized hoof feet (two in need of repair)
A bar cabinet with hinged spinach-jade inset double top over two cupboard doors with landscape decoration opening to reveal a divided interior
and
A tall glazed cabinet with four glass-paneled doors over four paneled cupboard doors with applied decoration.
PROVENANCE: inherited from parents who had this set custom-made in China in the early 1970s
$12,000-18,000 for the set*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.

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