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A TIELIMU TRESTLE-LEG TABLE A RARE MASSIVE TIELIMU TRESTLE-LEG TABLE The design of the present table was inspired by bamboo furniture. The
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$ $8,000-12,000 $30,000-50,000 Examples of this design, with the articulated nodes, are seen in huanghuali
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and various hardwoods. A pair of bamboo-inspired tielimu horseshoe-back
清十Ջ 十̏ˠ紀ǎ鐵梨木૯翹頭案 armchairs sold at Christie's New York, 22-23 September 2022, lot 783.
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A TIELIMU DISPLAY CABINET
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