明末 / 清初 黃花梨小翹頭案

the rectangular top with shaped everted flanges, the edge of the frame moulding gently inwards, all supported on square legs cut to house the cusped spandrelled apron, each pair of legs conjoined on the shorter side with a rectangular panel reticulated with a stylised foliate design between two horizontal stretchers 

嘉木堂，《嘉木堂中國家具精萃展》，香港，1999年，頁46 – 47

As visible in the catalogue photo, there are typical minor bruises to the edges, as expected. There are additional bruises to the underside of the aprons and the tips of the feet.
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現例小翹頭案帶獨板面、翹頭、雲紋牙頭、兩腿間裝透雕檔板與腿足外撇，結構和大翹頭案類似。微型小案為古代文人書齋案頭雅器，適合置放文玩擺件。

王世襄及袁荃猷 ，《明式家具萃珍》， 美國中華藝文基金會 ，Tenth Union International Inc，芝加哥及舊金山，1997年，頁178 – 181收錄兩具例子。