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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, NEW YORK
~1663
A RARE HUANGHUALI TRESTLE-LEG
TABLE, QIAOTOU’AN
17TH CENTURY
The two-panel top is set into a molded, rectangular
frame ftted with everted ends above beaded
aprons and shaped spandrels pierced with a ruyi
motif. The whole is raised on fnely beaded trestle
legs ftted with a rectangular, openwork panel
above plain aprons and spandrels and ft into shoe
feet.
36¿ in. (91.8 cm.) high, 74Ω in. (189.2 cm.) wide,
19√ in. (50.6 cm.) deep
$100,000-150,000

PROVENANCE
Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong, 1998.
Tables of the present type tend to feature long,
single-plank tops and thick members. Such
tables also feature aprons with integral spandrels
which are joined by dovetail-housing to the
trestle legs, providing added structural support.
Compare a table of similar form, fnely carved on
the spandrels with an intricate scrollwork design,
sold at Christie’s New York, The Collection of
Robert Hatfeld Ellsworth Part I: Masterworks:
Including Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian
Works of Art, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art,
17 March 2015, lot 48.
十七世紀 黃花梨夾頭榫帶托子翹頭案

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