Lot 1327
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A RARE AND UNUSUAL GILT-DECORATED LACQUERED SOFTWOOD RECESSED-LEG TABLE
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A RARE AND UNUSUAL GILT-DECORATED LACQUERED SOFTWOOD RECESSED-LEG TABLE

18TH CENTURY

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A RARE AND UNUSUAL GILT-DECORATED LACQUERED SOFTWOOD RECESSED-LEG TABLE
18TH CENTURY
The rectangular top painted and decorated in gilding with archaistic and leafy scroll around a square panel pierced with interlocked ruyi scroll surrounding a central disc, the elaborate reticulated aprons and spandrels in the form of interlocked archaistic fret and further decorated with painted scroll patterns, the design repeated on the beaded legs of square section which terminate in scroll-form feet which are set into the base frame painted with leafy floral sprays
35 7/8 in. (91.1 cm.) high, 50½ in. (128.3 cm.) wide, 22 7/16 in. (57 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The elaborate interlocked scroll pattern found on the present table seems to be a feature found on many pieces of lacquered wood furniture made during the reign of the Qianlong emperor. Compare the similar construction found on three pieces of gilt-lacquered wood furniture illustrated by M. Beurdeley, Chinese Furniture, Tokyo/New York/San Francisco, 1979, nos. 176 (a throne), 181 (a low table), and 182 (a corner-leg table). It is interesting to note that in the text for no. 182, the author states that the two tables are typical of furniture found during the reign of the Qianlong emperor.

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