QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

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A RARE HUANGHUALI WAISTED SQUARE TABLE
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The tabletop is set in a square frame above the plain apron, all raised on square-section legs terminating in hoof feet and joined by humpback stretchers that are flushed to the apron.
34 in. (86.5 cm.) high, 36 5⁄8 in. (93 cm.) wide, 36 5⁄8 in. (93 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

The most commonly used table in a traditional Chinese home was the square center table, a versatile form that could be used for dining, entertainment, work and display. A huanghuali waistless square table with similar placement of the humpback stretchers but with legs of round section, dated to late Ming, is illustrated by Grace Wu Bruce in The Best of the Best: The MQJ Collection of Ming Furniture Vol.1, Hong Kong, 2017, pp. 98-101. Another example was sold at Christie's New York, 18-19 March 2021, lot 825.

This item is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which is subject to CITES export/import restrictions since 2 January 2017. This item can only be shipped to addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong saleroom and office unless a CITES re-export permit is granted. Please contact the department for further information.

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