Lot Essay
This table is unusually long for its type. For an example of lesser width, see Gustav Ecke, Chinese Domestic Furniture, pl. 46, no. 36
Details
A HUANGHUALI RECESSED-LEG TABLE, PINGTOUAN
LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The framed top of the classically proportioned table with 'ice-plate' edge, the round recessed legs joined by a plain, straight apron with apron-head spandrels, the front and back legs attached by double stretchers on each short side
32¼in. (82cm.) high, 89 3/4in. (228cm.) wide, 24in. (61cm.) deep
LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY
The framed top of the classically proportioned table with 'ice-plate' edge, the round recessed legs joined by a plain, straight apron with apron-head spandrels, the front and back legs attached by double stretchers on each short side
32¼in. (82cm.) high, 89 3/4in. (228cm.) wide, 24in. (61cm.) deep
Literature
Sarah Handler, "A Clean Table by a Bright Window", JCCFS, Spring 1994, p. 31, fig. 7
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 114, no. 54
Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 114, no. 54