Worth Guide

Chinese export carved hardwood chest with brass hasp, c. 1880–1930

Market guide for Chinese export carved hardwood chest with brass hasp, c. 1880–1930, built from 1 supporting screener session and 3 selected comparable market records.

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Chinese export carved hardwood chest with brass hasp, c. 1880–1930

Market View

Estimated market range

Range
$698 to $6,232
Most Likely
$1,900
Comparable Records
10
Auction Sources
3
Confidence
High confidence
Coverage Window
2006-2025
3 market examples Comparable sales and listings linked to this cluster

Market Examples

Comparable market evidence

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Akiba Galleries · Apr 1, 2025 · $700

THE IMPORTANT JUDGE WILLIAM WALKER CHIPPENDALE BLOCK-AND-SHELL CARVED CHERRYWOOD BONNET-TOP DESK-AND-BOOKCASE MADE BY CALVIN WILLEY, LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1782

THE IMPORTANT JUDGE WILLIAM WALKER CHIPPENDALE BLOCK-AND-SHELL CARVED CHERRYWOOD BONNET-TOP DESK-AND-BOOKCASE MADE BY CALVIN WILLEY, LENOX, MASSACHUSETTS, CIRCA 1782

Sotheby's · Jan 20, 2006 · $576,000

Identification

Key object facts

Category
furniture
Pattern
Prunus
Technique
carved wood
Era
1880-1930
Motifs
floral

Recognition

How to identify examples in this group

  • Key identification signals include pattern Prunus.
  • Hand-carved wooden chest with relief scenes of birds, flowers, a figure in a boat, and a pavilion within diamond cartouches; brass hasp lock; standing on carved block feet.
  • This guide is currently supported by 10 comparable-market records in the strongest linked screener session.

Drivers

What tends to drive value

  • Condition and completeness are material for this object type.
  • Pattern attribution matters because collectors often pay materially different prices for correctly identified Prunus examples.

Market

What shapes the market for this group

  • The median selected comparable price for this cluster is about $700.
  • This page currently surfaces 3 hand-selected comparable records for Chinese export carved hardwood chest with brass hasp, c. 1880–1930.

Evidence

How this guide was assembled

  • This worth guide is based on 1 supporting screener session clustered into the same topic.
  • Observed value signals across supporting evidence span roughly $698 to $6,232.
  • Overall evidence quality for this cluster is currently high confidence.
  • Comparable evidence is drawn from 3 auction sources in the selected evidence set.

Coverage

Source coverage and evidence quality

  • The current cluster is supported by 1 screener session that normalized into the same worth topic.
  • The strongest linked session for this cluster captured 10 comparable market records.
  • Selected comparables span 3 distinct auction sources.
  • Comparable dates on this page currently cover 2006-2025.

Questions

Frequently searched questions

What is a Chinese export carved hardwood chest with brass hasp, c. 1880–1930?

This page is a market guide for identifying a Chinese export carved hardwood chest with brass hasp, c. 1880–1930 and understanding the main factors that influence collector demand and price.

What affects the value of a item?

Condition, completeness, maker or pattern attribution, dimensions, age, rarity, and comparable-market evidence all affect value.

What is the typical market range for Chinese export carved hardwood chest with brass hasp, c. 1880–1930?

Current supporting screener evidence suggests a broad market range around $698 to $6,232, depending on condition and attribution.

Chinese Export Carved Hardwood Chest With Brass Hasp, C. 1880–1930 Value?

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