Lot 815
- 815
A 'HUANGHUALI' LOW TABLE (KANGZHUO) 17TH / 18TH CENTURY |
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description
- Height 13 in., 33.3 cm: Width 31 3/4 in., 80.7 cm; Depth 15 3/4 in., 39.2 cm
the well-figured single board floating panel top of typical miter, mortise and tenon construction terminating in everted flanges at either short end, supported on the underside with two transverse stretchers, over a narrow waist and straight beaded-edge apron joining the square-section legs ending in inward facing hoof feet
Provenance
Collection of Dr. Otto Burchard (1892-1965).
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Piccus.
Christie's New York, 18th September 1997, lot 65.
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Piccus.
Christie's New York, 18th September 1997, lot 65.
Literature
Gustav Ecke, Chinese Domestic Furniture, Rutland, 1962, pl. 74, no. 58.
Condition
There is some shrinkage of the top panel with filled repair. There has been consolidation to the joinery and filled and patch repairs. A large diagonal patch repair to one short end apron and all four feet with splice patch repairs to the hoof feet. One leg with a filled repair to a V-shaped split. There is expected wear to the surface overall. 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.
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
The present table is notable for the upswept flanges set to either end. This feature more commonly appears on tall recessed-leg tables and rarely on low tables. Another low table with everted flanges but with recessed-legs from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection was sold in these rooms, 16th September 2009, lot 24. Dr Otto Buchard (1892-1965) was a famous dealer of Chinese art and a specialist on Song dynasty ceramics. He lived in Beijing but had a gallery in Berlin and an agent in New York. A side table with upturned ends was sold by Dr. Burchard to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri in 1946 and is also illustrated in Gustav Ecke, Chinese Domestic Furniture, Rutland, 1962, pl. 57, no. 43.