Lot Essay
For a discussion of bamboo furniture see the footnote to lot 173
18TH/19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF BAMBOO AND SOFTWOOD STANDS, XIANGJI
18th/19th Century
Each with a rectangular softwood top above two leg-encircling bamboo stretchers supported on four bamboo legs, with a central tier formed from a softwood panel above two leg-encircling stretchers and with fretwork railings on all four sides, both top and central tier with double-diamond apron ornamentation on all four sides, the legs joined at the base by two leg-encircling stretchers, the bamboo of a characteristic mottled pattern
35¼in. (89.5cm.) high, 18in. (45.8cm.) wide, 13 3/8in. (34cm.) deep (2)
18th/19th Century
Each with a rectangular softwood top above two leg-encircling bamboo stretchers supported on four bamboo legs, with a central tier formed from a softwood panel above two leg-encircling stretchers and with fretwork railings on all four sides, both top and central tier with double-diamond apron ornamentation on all four sides, the legs joined at the base by two leg-encircling stretchers, the bamboo of a characteristic mottled pattern
35¼in. (89.5cm.) high, 18in. (45.8cm.) wide, 13 3/8in. (34cm.) deep (2)