A 'huanghuali' waisted corner-leg long table (Zhuo), 17th century | 十七世紀 黃花梨有束腰羅鍋棖馬蹄足條桌

Grace Wu Bruce, Ltd., London, 2001.

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嘉木堂，倫敦，2001年

The present table is notable for its large size, substantial elements, and beautifully grained single-panel top. Pleasing in proportions and elegant in form, tables of this type have been amongst the most admired since the late Ming dynasty as evident in their consistent popularity through subsequent periods. Huanghuali tables of this type include a smaller version, attributed to 1550-1650, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, illustrated in Craig Clunas, Chinese Furniture, London, 1988, pl. 33; one attributed to the early Qing dynasty, from the Qing Court Collection and still in Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (I), Hong Kong, 2002, pl. 97; another sold at Bonhams London, 11th May 2017, lot 329; a similar table attributed to the 18th century, sold in these rooms, 15th September 2010, lot 340; another attributed to the 18th/19th century sold in our London rooms, 7th November 2018, lot 120; and a related table of similar form and generous dimensions but later in date sold in these rooms, 23rd September 2020, lot 728.