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PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A ‘HUANGHUALI’ CORNER-LEG
TABLE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH
CENTURY

the panelled rectangular top supported on a straight waist and
beaded apron, the square section legs terminating in hoof feet
and joined by humpback stretchers
89 by 186.5 by 62 cm, 35 by 73½ by 24½ in.
Pleasing in proportions and elegant in form, tables of this
type have been amongst the most admired since the late
Ming dynasty as evident in its consistent popularity through
subsequent periods. Earlier huanghuali tables of this type
include a smaller version, attributed to 1550-1650, in the
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, illustrated in Craig
Clunas, Chinese Furniture, London, 1988, pl. 33; one attributed
to the early Qing dynasty, from the Qing Court collection
and still in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of
Treasures of the Palace Museum. Furniture of the Ming and
Qing Dynasties (I), Hong Kong, 2002, pl. 97; another sold at
Bonhams London, 11th May 2017, lot 329; and a fourth table,
attributed to the 18th century, sold in our New York rooms,
15th September 2010, lot 340.
◉ W £ 30,000-50,000
HK$ 304,000-510,000 US$ 38,800-65,000

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