Lot 381
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A RARE AND UNUSUAL ROOTWOOD TABLE
A RARE AND UNUSUAL ROOTWOOD TABLE

18TH CENTURY

Details
A RARE AND UNUSUAL ROOTWOOD TABLE
18TH CENTURY
The separate shaped top panels attached to the wide root-like complex forming the aprons and winding legs which terminate in slightly outward-curved feet
35 in. (89 cm.) high, 43 in. (109.2 cm.) wide, 43 in. (109.2 cm.) deep
Literature
W. Drummond, "Chinese Furniture: The Sackler Collections", Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society, Summer, 1993, p. 65, pl. 21.

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Lot Essay

A rootwood table comparable to the present lot in both form and size, dated to the Qing dynasty, is in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), Hong Kong, 2002, p. 287, no. 242.

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