A CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER STAND QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

of rectangular form, the flat top with a raised border resting on a constricted neck, all supported on a flared apron and four bracket feet, the top and neck bordered along the edges with a key-fret border and a band of squares enclosing wan symbols respectively, the apron densely carved with a floral-diapered ground, the interior of the top carved with a central elaborate lobed panel of interlinked ruyi heads enclosing a florette encircled further ruyi heads and foliate scrollwork, flanked by angular scrollwork, the underside lacquered black