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A 'Huanghuali' and Hardwood Coffer Table (Liansanchu)
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
the rectangular top with bracketed and raised flanged ends and molded edge, over three drawers with applied incised scrolled arches and brass lockplates with bail handles, over a wide bisected skirt and arched plain bracketed apron, the splayed legs of rectangular section, the wood of a golden-brown color
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, 7th May 1981, lot 311.
Thereafter with the present owners.
Condition
assembled of old elements, scattered minor dings ad scratches, one applied front drawer arched molding with replaced 2 1/2 inch segment, 1 1/2 by 1/2 inch patch above apron, rear right leg with pin repair, left front leg with loss to back of foot and repair to upper section of said leg, fill to cracks and chips of feet, small triangular patch to upper section of right side, small scorch-marks to underside of top on right side
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
A very similar table is illustrated in Wang Shixiang, Connoiseurship of Chinese Furniture, Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, Vol. II, Hong Kong 1990, no. E12, p. 169. Compare also a coffer table of similar form, with arched and pierced scrolled apron, illustrated in Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture, Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch'ing Dynasties, New York, 1970, no. 60, p. 162. A coffer table of similar form, with round lockplates was sold at Christie's New York, 18th September 2003, lot 25.