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IMPORTANT CHINESE ART INCLUDING THE COLLECTION OF DOROTHY TAPPER GOLDMAN

Property from the Collection of Jonathan and Jessika Auerbach
~1108
A RARE MARBLE-INSET HUANGHUALI the huanghuali frame creates a pleasing aesthetic. In this example,
RECTANGULAR CORNER-LEG TABLE the combination of contrasting materials make one balanced piece of
17TH CENTURY furniture. Surviving examples of marble-inset tables are relatively few,
32º in. (81.9 cm.) high, 25¡ in. (64.5 cm.) wide, 19æ in. (50.2 cm.) deep as stone tops are more susceptible to cracking and damage from use.
A famille-rose 'eggshell' ruby-back 'lady and child' dish, lot 982 in the
$70,000-90,000
present sale, depicts and elegantly dressed woman seated at a marble-
PROVENANCE: inset corner-leg table. Atop the table rests a dish of peaches and a blue-
Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong, mid 1990s. glazed bottle vase holding peony blossoms. The decoration on the dish
beautifully demonstrates the sumptuous effect of contrasting surfaces
Jonathan 暨 Jessika Auerbach伉儷珍藏 and textures.
十ˑˠ紀 黃花梨ณ雲⊅有束腰ڑ桌
Ϝ源 A marble-inset huanghuali table, carved on the aprons with confronting
嘉木ਕ, 香港, 1990年代中期 chilong, and of slightly larger proportions is illustrated by G. Wu Bruce,
Living with Ming - the Lu Ming Shi Collection, Hong Kong, 2000, p.
The present table is a superb example of the highly successful 108, no. 20. Another elegant grey and yellow variegated marble-inset
combination of huanghuali and mottled stone. The variegated marble huanghuali table, carved with interlocking floral scroll on the aprons, is
panel in tones of pink, grey, white and ochre creates a subtly textured illustrated by G. Wu Bruce, Ming Furniture Through My Eyes, Beijing,
pattern that when set within the amber tones and dynamic grain of 2015, p. 35.

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Lot 982 (detail)

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