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A long Chinese hardwood hall table, Guangxu period (1871-1908),…
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Melbourne
Date:
17-Nov-2015
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A long Chinese hardwood hall table, Guangxu period (1871-1908), the top with a floating panel above a carved and pierced apron with a bats, ruyi fungus and other fruit and flowers, supported on recessed bracket legs, the timber with a reddish brown colour with a darker inclusions, 278 cm long, 103 cm high and 53 cm deep. Provenance: This table was reputedly removed from the Imperial Palace during the Boxer Rebellion, which ended in August 1900 when an international force entered Peking (Beijing). It was given to St Augustine's Church by Colonel Spain and was previously at 'Wallaringa', his home on the shores of Neutral Bay. The Spains were one of several prominent families who helped establish, and who generously supported St Augustine's in its early years
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Oriental: Furniture