A VERY RARE HUANGHUALI BAMBOO-STYLE TABLE WITH FOOT ROLLERS

17TH/18TH CENTURY

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A VERY RARE HUANGHUALI BAMBOO-STYLE TABLE WITH FOOT ROLLERS
17th/18th Century
The two-panel top with rounded corners set in a mitred frame with a double-convex edge above a double-convex waist above the humped 'wrap-around' stretcher, the round legs joined by a roller foot rest, the wood well figured
33.7/8in. (86cm.) high, 49in. (126cm.) wide, 29in. (74cm.) deep

Lot Essay

No other examples of a table combined with a roller footrest appear to have been published, though footrests with rollers and tables with latticework footrests are well known. For an example of the former, see Grace Wu Bruce, The Dr. S.Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1991, Catalogue, p. 149, no. 59. For an example of the latter, see Robert Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture, p. 226, fig. 140. The present example is a very satisfying combination of practicality and luxury.