Lot Essay
Compare the recessed-leg table of different wood, included by Curtis Evarts in "Classical Chinese Furniture in the Piccus Collection", JCCFS, Autumn 1992, pp. 18-19
Details
A HUANGHUALI PAINTING TABLE, HUA'AN
LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The thick top frame of the generously proportioned table with rounded edge, the recessed legs of oval section joined by a beaded-edge apron with rectangular beaded spandrels, the front and back legs joined by double stretchers at the ends
31½in. (80cm.) high, 73¼in. (186cm.) wide, 29 7/8in. (76cm.) deep
LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The thick top frame of the generously proportioned table with rounded edge, the recessed legs of oval section joined by a beaded-edge apron with rectangular beaded spandrels, the front and back legs joined by double stretchers at the ends
31½in. (80cm.) high, 73¼in. (186cm.) wide, 29 7/8in. (76cm.) deep
Literature
Sarah Handler, "A Clean Table by a Bright Window", JCCFS, Spring 1994, p. 30, fig. 6
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 116, no. 55
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 116, no. 55