明末 黃花梨摺疊式鏡台

made in huanghuali throughout, comprising a folding mirror stand atop a dressing case with two drawers, each with a baitong floral plate and a wan medallion pull, all supported on four well-shaped hoof feet, the lattice panel of the mirror stand inset with openwork panels of chrysanthemum, peony and prunus sprigs, framing a central begonia-shaped motif, the bottom of the stand with a removable lotus leaf-shaped support for the mirror, the collapsible stand and back support with extended dowels fitting into sockets in the frame of the case, allowing them to operate on a hinge mechanism, the corners and edges decorated and reinforced with baitong straps

伍嘉恩，《燕几衎榻: 攻玉山房藏中國古典家具》，香港中文大學文物館 ，香港，2007年，頁186-187

There are minor losses to two stems of the openwork floral design. Good overall condition with minor bruising and surface wear.
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此具不一般的摺疊式鏡台，通體用黃花梨木造。

鏡台上層包括托板與撐架，托板攢接成格，中部方格安角牙鏤出海棠形，其餘各格裝透雕花卉葉縧環板。托板與撐架皆兩頭出軸，納入底座臼窩，能旋轉支起托板或摺疊平放藏於底座之內。托板底格安荷葉式托，可以上下移動，以備支架銅鏡。

鏡台下部有兩具抽屜，下端伸展為造型優美的馬蹄足。鏡台前後四角安銅活加固，抽屜臉裝菊瓣形面葉及鏤空吊牌，所有銅活皆為白銅製。

上海博物館藏品中有一例，收錄於王世襄，《明式家具珍賞》，香港，1985年，頁240。