A HUANGHUALI WAISTED CORNER-LEG SIDE TABLE, BANZHUO
17th century The single-board top set into a mitered 'mortise and tenon' frame above the apron decorated with a beaded edge, with hump-back stretchers joined to the straight legs terminating in horse-hoof feet, the wood of amber-brown hue and with heavily-figured grain. 93.5cm (36 3/4in) wide x 87.3cm (34 1/4in) high x 46cm (18 1/8in) deep.
十七世紀 黃花梨有束腰羅鍋棖馬蹄足半桌
Provenance: Ho Cheung Antique Furniture, Hong Kong A Danish private collection, acquired from the above on 18 February 2006
Characterised by their exquisite craftsmanship and the use of precious huanghuali wood, these tables exemplify the refined aesthetics and functional design principles of Ming and early Qing dynasty furniture. Admired for their elegant simplicity and enduring quality, the present lot represents a pinnacle of Chinese woodworking.
Compare with a similar huanghuali table, 17th century, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, illustrated by C.Clunas, Chinese Furniture, London, 1988, no.48. See also a related huali long narrow table, Ming dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, vol.I, Shenzhen, 2002, p.107, no.90.
See a similar huanghuali corner-leg side table, 17th/18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 11 May 2017, lot 329. See also a further huanghuali rectangular corner-leg side table, 17th/18th century, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 May 2021, lot 2801.
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