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A HUANGHUALI TABLE
17th century
The top set into a rectangular frame with a moulded
edge, supported by beaded legs at the corners
terminating in hoof feet and joined by beaded
humpbacked stretchers joined by four vertical struts
on the long side and two on the short sides, the
wood of an attractive amber hue.
92cm (36 1/4in) wide x 51.5cm (21in) deep x
41cm (16in) high.

£10,000 - 15,000
CNY89,000 - 130,000

十七世紀 黃花梨直足無束腰羅鍋棖加矮老矮桌

The design of the present table was inspired by
bamboo furniture. The present table would have
been commissioned by a wealthy family, attracted to
the humble origins of bamboo furniture, but seeking
the luxury and status associated with precious
huanghuali. Compare with a related cypress wood
table, Qing dynasty, with similar struts and rounded
elements, illustrated in Fine Ming and Qing Furniture
in the Shanghai Museum, Hong Kong, 1998, pp.88-
89, no.35.

142 Compare with a related pair of bamboo-inspired
huanghuali rectangular tables, but with ring-struts,
17th/18th century, which was sold at Christie’s New
York, 17-18 March 2016, lot 1316.

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