17TH CENTURY

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A Small Huanghuali Waistless Side Table with Corner Legs, Xiaozhuo
17th Century
Of simianping, 'four-sides-flush' form, with well-figured, rectangular single-panel top set in a thick frame resting directly on a plain apron supported by elegantly proportioned legs terminating in neat hoof feet and joined by high humpback stretchers
34¼in. (187cm.) high, 36¼in. (92.1cm.) wide, 221/8in. (56.2cm.) deep

Provenance

Christie's, New York, 18 September 1997, lot 17, The Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Piccus Collection of Fine Classical Chinese Furniture.

Lot Essay

A similar example of this variation on the 'four-sides-flush', simianping, type construction, a classic in Ming furniture, is illustrated by G. W. Bruce, Ming Furniture, p. 9, fig. 3. See, also, the table sold in these rooms, 16 September 1999, lot 66.

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