A CARVED ZITAN SIDE TABLE

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A CARVED ZITAN SIDE TABLE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

The rectangular table constructed with three panels on the top and carved with a band of ruyi below the waisted sides, the apron elaborately carved in openwork with further ruyi motifs grouped in interlocking clusters with curly acanthus leaves, extending down the spandrels on each leg and terminating in tassels, the feet carved with acanthus-leaf patterns
50 7/8 in. (129.2 cm.) long

拍品專文

The acanthus leaf decoration was adopted from Occidental design, and combined with ruyi, suggests that the table may have been made for the Western Palaces such as the Yuanmingyuan, the Garden of Perfect Brightness. Compare with the larger table with opulent Rococo theme, sold in these Rooms, The Imperial Sale, 26 April 2004, lot 984.