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A RARE PAIR OF BLACK LACQUER GILT-DECORATED Black and gilt lacquered furniture were most popular during the
DOUBLE-LOZENGE STANDS reign of the Yongzheng emperor. The high status of refined forms
18th century such as the present stands may be seen in the choice of furnishings
Each supported on six legs of square section joined by stretchers depicted in the Yongzheng period paintings ‘Twelve Beauties in the
with angular scrolls, all beneath carved ruyi-head aprons, meticulously Yuanmingyuan’ in the Palace Museum, Beijing. For more on the topic
detailed in gilt on the top with large blossoming peony flowers on a see Tian Jiaqing, ‘Early Qing Furniture in a Set of Qing Dynasty Court
diaper-pattern ground, bordered by landscape scenes of trees and Paintings’, Chinese Furniture Selected Articles from Orientations 1984-
pavilions, the sides with floral scrolls extending down the legs. 2003, Hong Kong, 2004, pp.153-161; two of the paintings include
87cm (34 1/4in) high x 55cm (21 5/8in) wide x 37cm (14 1/2in) deep (2). black and gilt lacquer stands figs.15 and 17.

£60,000 - 80,000 Compare with a related gilt-decorated black lacquered table,
CNY530,000 - 710,000 Yongzheng, from the Qing Court Collection, decorated with peonies,
illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
十八世紀 黑漆描金牡丹圖方勝形香几一對 Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), Hong Kong,
2002, no.89. For a related gilt-decorated black lacquered double-
lozenge table from the Qing Court Collection, see Collections of the
Palace Museum: Painted Furniture, Beijing, 2009, pl.88.

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