A Chinese blackwood and mother of pearl inlaid table and four stools, late 19th century, the circular top with a central figural scene within a floral border above a carved pierced frieze of flowers and birds, raised on four shaped legs with masks atop, joined by a x-stretcher and terminating in claw and ball feet, the stools of conforming design and decoration, the table (85 cm diameter, 80 cm high), the stool (38 cm diameter, 36 cm high) (5). Provenance: Purchased by the present owner from, the Curios furniture & Miscellaneous Utensils & Hardware Merchants, 370 Queen's Road, Hong Kong, October 1975, with original receipt and Certificate of Identity