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A LARGE HONGMU MARBLE-TOPPED DEMOUNTABLE A PAIR OF EROTIC SUBJECT PAINTINGS
ROUND TABLE 19th century
Late Qing Dynasty Watercolor on paper, each depicting embracing lovers within lavish
The large round marble panel set within a finely carved key-fret scroll interior settings, framed and glazed.
edge above the apron carved in openwork with a foliate lotus scroll, Each 23cm (9in) x 18.5cm (7 1/4in) (2).
raised on ornate folding legs carved in relief with lotus sprays, all set on a
six-lobed openwork frieze similarly carved on the exterior with leafy floral £5,000 - 7,000
scrolls around a domed flowerhead centre, raised on later wheels. CNY44,000 - 61,000
150cm (59 1/16in) diam. x 82cm (32 1/4) high. (4).
十九世紀 春宮圖一對 紙本設色 鏡框裝裱
£8,000 - 10,000
CNY70,000 - 88,000
清晚期 紅木鏤雕鍾馗出遊紋嵌大理石圓桌

Compare with a related large hongmu marble-topped round table, late
Qing dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 8 November 2018,
lot 293.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.