A Carved Huanghuali 'Imitation Bamboo' Stand Qing Dynasty, 18th / 19th Century

the rectangular panelled top finely carved around the sides with ridges simulating bamboo nodes, resting on four straight legs similarly carved in the form of bamboo shoots and joined to the top by four arched braces creating an elegant profile, the braces further detailed with ridges simulating bamboo, the richly patinated wood of a dark brown colour