A HUANGHUALI RECESSED LEG PAINTING TABLE, PINGTOUAN LATE MING / EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY (WITH LATER ALTERATIONS)

the single plank top set within a mitered frame, supported on splayed legs of circular section, joined by a straight apron and cloud-scroll spandrels flanking the legs, the short ends connected by double stretchers, the well-figured wood patinated to a warm golden brown colour

Acquired in Hong Kong, 18th August 1989.