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Brazier stands were an essential type of furniture for warming up the cold interiors in old China as depicted in many woodblock prints and paintings (Fig. 1) although extant examples in huanghuali wood are very rare. As they were mundane articles for everyday use and their function to support a brazier with burning charcoal made them susceptible to damage by fire, it stands to reason that most were made in inexpensive soft wood and few were ever made in the precious and durable huanghuali.

Please note these lots contain a type of Dalbergia wood that is subject to CITES export/import restrictions. However, as each lot (or each individual item in the lot) the weight of this type of Dalbergia does not exceed 10 kg, starting from 1 May 2021, CITES license is no longer required for importing the lot (or the individual item in the lot) into Hong Kong. Before you decide to bid, please check whether your destination country permits import without CITES license. If CITES license is required, we will make the lot available for your collection in Hong Kong. We will not cancel your purchase due to any CITES restrictions impacting the import of the lot to the destination country.