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Pr Chinese Lacquered Hardwood & MoP Cabinets - Pair of Chinese lacquered hardwood vitrine display cabinets, 20th century. Each with elaborate decorative mother-of-pearl floral inlay. Featuring open mirror-backed shelves above two gallery doors and two paneled doors over an inset two-drawer medial section. Atop cabriole legs with scrolled feet. Provenance: McMillen, Inc., New York, ca. 1987; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Each) height: 78 in x width: 36 in x depth: 16 in. Condition: The cabinets are structurally sound and stable. There are no breaks to the glass. Along one of the cabinets there are several large vertical splits forming along the lower doors. To the largest inlayed elements along the lower doors there are large losses and areas of separation to the inlay; There are scattered small losses to the inlay throughout. The hardware is newer and appears to have been replaced. The drawers open and close smoothly; however, the lower doors open and close with some resistance, due to warping to the wood. Uneven toning to the wood. Some wear to the feet. Light dust gathered along the recessed areas.