the top of standard miter, mortise and tenon frame and flush, tongue-and-grooved, double-board floating-panel construction supported by three dovetailed transverse stretchers underneath, two with exposed tenons, the short rails of the frame top with further exposed tenons, the edge of the frame molding downward and inward, all resting on a recessed waist and straight apron, the legs tenoned to the mitered frame and terminating in well drawn hoof feet and joined by hump-back shaped stretchers mortised and tenoned into the legs below the apron

Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong, 1990s.

The table is in good overall condition. There is some slight shrinkage to the top panel and consolidated splits to the panel and frame. There has been general consolidation and there are some minor patch and filled repairs and characteristic wear. Please note that this lot will require a CITES permit for export outside of the United States.
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.

For a very similar example in the Victoria and Albert Museum collection, see Craig Clunas, Chinese Furniture, Victoria and Albert Museum Far Eastern Series, London, 1988, p. 48. A table of the same form and similar proportions was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 5th October 2016, lot 3019. Another nearly identical table was sold in these rooms, 16th September 2014, lot 199.