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                                                              220  Y
                                                              A HuANgHuAlI MINg-STyle lOw TABle
                                                              Late Qing Dynasty/Republic Period
                                                              The rectangular top with ‘floating’ panel above a plain waist with
                                                              lozenge-shaped motifs in relief, the long side aprons carved and
                                                              pierced with a pair of confronting dragons flanking the flaming pearl
                                                              amidst clouds, a further single dragon to each short side, all raised on
                                                              squat cabriole supports ending in ‘cloud’ carved feet.
                                                              30cm high, 108cm wide, 60cm wide
                                                              £800 - 1,200
                                                              221
                                                              A BROwN-lAcqueRed NANMu AlTAR TABle
                                                              Qing Dynasty
                                                              The rectangular top with ‘floating’ panel over a waist carved and
                                                              pierced with scrolling lotus design, the apron carved and pierced with
                                                              archaistic dragons flanking a central bat leading to similarly carved
                                                              side corbels of scroll design, the square-form supports to the front
                                                              ending in feet carved as Buddhist lions.
             221                                              88cm high, 97cm wide, 50cm deep
                                                              £1,000 - 1,500

                                                              222  Y
                                                              A HuANgHuAlI STATIONARy TRAy
                                                              Qing Dynasty
                                                              The rectangular tray top above sides carved in relief with lozenge
                                                              shaped motifs, one short side fitted with two ‘hidden’ drawers
                                                              provided with an internal lever mechanism allowing one drawer to be
                                                              opened by pushing inwards on the other.
                                                              5cm high, 34cm wide, 24cm deep

                                                              £1,000 - 1,500
                                                              223  Y
                                                              A HuANgHuAlI SquARe lOw TABle
                                                              Qing Dynasty
                                                              The top with inset ‘floating’ panel within wide framing timbers over
                                                              a concave waist and plain ‘fish-belly’ apron with a moulded edge
               223                                            leading to square-section upports with carved knees ending in taotie-
                                                              mask feet.
                                                              74cm square, 35.5cm high

                                                              £800 - 1,200




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