A SMALL HUANGHUALI TABLE, XIAOPINGTOUAN

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A SMALL HUANGHUALI TABLE, XIAOPINGTOUAN
17TH CENTURY

Of slender, elongated proportions, the paneled top with 'ice-plate' edge supported on splayed legs of circular section joined by a plain apron with apron-head spandrels, and by four grooved stretchers enclosing a tongued panel to form a high shelf
29 1/8in. (74cm.) high, 29 1/8in. (74cm.) wide, 19¼in. (49cm.) deep

Literature

Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 96, no. 45

Lot Essay

Compare the similar but narrower table with a shelf in the collection of Mr. and Mrs. James Biddle illustrated by Robert H. Ellsworth in Chinese Furniture, p. 173, no. 72. Another table in the Chen Mengjia collection is included in Wang, Classic Chinese Furniture, p. 101. See, also, the example of similar proportions sold in these rooms, March 23, 1995, lot 308