12th Mar, 2019 10:00 EDT
Asian Arts
172
*A fine and rare pair of Chinese carved hardwood, possibly "huanghuali", corner-leg painting tables, Tiaozhuo
Qing dynasty
Of rectangular, waisted form, elaborately carved with a proliferation of archaistic scrollwork interspersed with lotus leaves and blossoms, detailed spandrels and hoof feet; the second with later hoof feet.
H: 34 in., 86.4 cm; W: 53 1/2 in., 136 cm; D: 22 3/4 in., 58cm
Provenance: Property of a Colorado Gentleman; acquired by an American oil company executive in Singapore in the 1940s, thence by descent
Sold for $13,750
Estimated at $6,000 - $9,000
Of rectangular, waisted form, elaborately carved with a proliferation of archaistic scrollwork interspersed with lotus leaves and blossoms, detailed spandrels and hoof feet; the second with later hoof feet.
Provenance: Property of a Colorado Gentleman; acquired by an American oil company executive in Singapore in the 1940s, thence by descent
