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A 'HUANGHUALI' RECESSED-LEG TABLE (PINGTOUAN) LATE MING / EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY |
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Height 32 in., 81.3 cm; Width 54 in., 137.2 cm, Depth 21 1/2 in., 54.6 cm
the top of standard miter, mortise and tenon construction, enclosing a two-board floating panel supported underneath by four dovetailed transverse stretchers, the edge of the frame gently molded and beaded, the slightly splayed cylindrical legs double tennoned into the top and cut to house the plain spandreled apron, each pair of legs joined on the short side by two oval-sectioned stretchers
Provenance
Nicholas Grindley, London, November 2002.
Literature
Karen Thomson, ed., The Blema and H. Arnold Steinberg Collection, Montreal, 2015, pl. 174.
Condition
The top panels and joins have minor expected shrinkage and associated consolidation. There is an oval fill to the edge of the top, a couple minor consolidated splits to the spandreled apron, and a couple of shallow chips (some have been in-painted). The underside has several areas of loss. One of the legs has a loss to the top and consolidated splits stemming from the top. The feet have minor expected splits and wear.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The classic form of the present table has historically been referred to as 'character one' or yizizhuo. The Chinese word for 'one' is written as a single horizontal stroke giving a graphic image of this type of very linear table.The descriptive term of 'character one table type' (yizizhuo shi) is taken from the Wanli period edition of the Lu Ban jing jiang jia jing, [The Classic of Lu Ban and the Craftsman's Mirror], named after the mythical patron of the carpenter's craft and containing information on architectural woodwork and the making of furniture.
For other tables of this form, see Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, vol. 2, Hong Kong, 1990, pl. B81 and a painting table illustrated in Grace Wu Bruce, Dreams of Chu Tan Chamber and the Romance with Huanghuali Wood, The Dr. S. Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1991, pl. 22 and sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 7th October 2015, lot 130.
For other tables of this form, see Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, vol. 2, Hong Kong, 1990, pl. B81 and a painting table illustrated in Grace Wu Bruce, Dreams of Chu Tan Chamber and the Romance with Huanghuali Wood, The Dr. S. Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1991, pl. 22 and sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 7th October 2015, lot 130.