Sale 3722
New York
|
17 September 2015
Price realised
USD 3,500
Estimate
A HONGMU TABLE-FORM STAND 19TH CENTURY The single-panel top is set within a rectangular frame above an elaborate apron carved in openwork with a bat amidst archaistic scrolls, and raised on thumb-grooved legs terminating in feet. 4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) high, 9 3/8 in. (24 cm.) wide, 5 ½ in. (14 cm.) deep
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