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A PAIR OF CHINESE-EXPORT HEXAGONAL BAMBOO TABLES
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A PAIR OF CHINESE-EXPORT HEXAGONAL BAMBOO TABLES

LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF CHINESE-EXPORT HEXAGONAL BAMBOO TABLES
LATE 18TH EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With later horse-hair seats, filigree frieze and spandrels, minor variations
20 in. (51 cm.) high; 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) wide; and 20 in. (51 cm.) high; 15 in. (38 cm.) wide (2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

An octagonal table of this form features in an illustration of a Chinese rattan furniture manufacturer in an early l9th century volume of sketches of Chinese trades (M. Jourdain, Chinese Export Art, 1950, fig. 9).

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