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A HUANGHUALI RECESSED LEG TABLE WITH BOXWOOD INLAY (PINGTOUAN) QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
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the single plank top above a plain wide and beaded apron continuing on to the archaistic stepped and scrolled spandrels, supported on legs of rectangular section atop trestle feet, all the edges carefully inlaid with thin boxwood trim, the underside with four transverse stretchers
Provenance
Alice Boney, Hong Kong.
Exhibited
Honolulu Academy of Arts, 1982, no. 32.
Literature
Robert H. Ellsworth, Chinese Hardwood Furniture in Hawaiian Collections, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Catalogue, 1982, no. 32.
'En Route to the West; Chinese Furniture in Hawaii', Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society, Spring Quarter, 1991, vol. 1., no. 2, p. 36, fig. 1.
'En Route to the West; Chinese Furniture in Hawaii', Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society, Spring Quarter, 1991, vol. 1., no. 2, p. 36, fig. 1.
Condition
The table is in overall good condition. The joins and aprons have been consolidated and there is a small area of lost boxwood trim to the base of one of the spandrels. There is wear consistent with age and use.
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
This table is quite distinctive for the particularly clean geometric lines of the spandrels and the elegant highlighting created by the boxwood inlay. The economy of line is a trait associated with Kangxi furniture which tends towards a strong but spare aesthetic. Additionally the bold, linear spandrels reference a trend towards archaism much admired by the literati of the period. For similar examples of recessed leg table with archaistic geometric spandrels see Hu Desheng, The Palace Museum Collection, A Treasury of Ming and Qing Palace Furniture, vol. I, Beijing, 2007, figs. 294, a huanghuali table with black lacquered trim and top panel and 295, of zitan wood.