THAI GILT BLACK LACQUERED WOOD LIBRARY CABINET,Ratanakosin School. Bangkok Period, early 19th Century. Painted to depict deities, the interior doors painted to depict buddhist figures, of rectangular outline with two doors opening on two red lacquered shelves. - 63 1/4 in. x 39 1/2 in. x 32 1/4 in. Estimate $1,000-1,500
PROVENANCE: Estate of Konrad and Sarah M. Bekker, Arlington, VA. Acquired in the 1950s and 1960s.
Note: For a similar cabinet see Jean Boiselier "Thai painting", ill. p. 28, pl. 7.
The back and side panels with age cracks, rubbing of the gold. The two front doors are in better condition with less rubbing and no cracks. Chip on a foot and extremities.
