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A mother of pearl inlaid huanghuali plank top pedestal table,…
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Sydney
Date:
20-Mar-2019
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Description:
A mother of pearl inlaid huanghuali plank top pedestal table, Jiaji'an Qing dynasty, the thick plank top decorated around the edges with mother of pearl flower sprays and florettes, supported on two separate similarly decorated square-cornered pedestals, each with an open upper section framed with shaped spandrels within the beaded edge, above a single drawer, supported on square section legs with beaded edges joined by stretchers above the short feet, 90 cm high, 250 cm wide, 52.5 cm deep. Other Notes: Surviving examples of plank top pedestal tables appear to be quite rare. It could be due to the individual elements being easy to demount and often do not survive together. This does however make them versatile and easy to move around. The thicker single plank tops are earlier in date, they became thinner as huanghuali was used more sparingly when it became harder to acquire., Compare with a pedestal painting table dated to the Ming dynasty from Beijing Cultural Relics Store, illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Classic Chinese Furniture, p. 176, pl. 116. See also a line drawing of a similar table dated to the mid Qing dynasty, illustrated by Wang Shixiang Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1990, Vol. II p. 107, B105. Compare with a huanghuali pedestal table dated to the 17th century illustrated by R.H. Ellsworth Chinese Furniture: One Hundred Examples from the Mimi and Raymond Hung Collection, New York, 1996, pp. 180-1, no 69, A pedestal table from the Dr Sam and Annette Mandel Collection, Palm Beach, sold Christie's, New York, 23 March 2012, lot 1730
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Oriental: Furniture