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A HUANGHUALI SQUARE CORNER-LEG
TABLE, FANGZHUO

17TH CENTURY
The two-panel top is set in a square frame above a narrow waist and
beaded, cusped apron carved with writhing dragons and foral scroll.
The square-section legs terminate in hoof feet and are joined by
humpback stretchers.
34º in. (87 cm.) high, 36Ω in. (92.7 cm.) square
$80,000-120,000

PROVENANCE

Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong.
The Marie Theresa L. Virata (1923-2015) Collection.
The present table has been cleverly carved at each corner in imitation
of a metal mount commonly found on furniture from this period. While
rare, such playful fourishes are known – see, for example, an 18th century
marble-inset huanghuali square table sold at Christie’s New York,
17 September 2015, lot 2043.
十七世紀 黃花梨有束腰龍紋羅鍋棖馬蹄足方桌
來源
嘉木堂，香港
瑪麗·泰瑞莎·L·維勒泰 (1923-2015) 珍藏
金屬包角為此時期常見之家具裝飾手法，本拍品於牙條及桌腿相交處
雕仿包角紋飾，別有一番趣味。此手法雖不多見，但仍有例可循—可
參考一件黃花梨嵌大理石面方桌，於紐約佳士得拍出，2015年9月17
日，拍品編號2043。

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