A 'Huanghuali' Waisted Side Table (Tiaozhuo). Qing Dynasty, 17th-18th Century. Photo Sotheby's

the rectangular top with an inset free-floating panel within a mitred frame with beaded lower edge above a narrow waist and beaded edge apron continuing to beaded-edge square-section legs ending in hoof feet, joined by high arched stretchers, the wood of rich honey-brown color  Height 34 in., 86.3 cm; Width 37 1/2 in., 95.3 cm; Depth 18 1/2 in., 47 cm. Estimate 60,000-80,000 USD

PROVENANCE: Chan Lai Wood Ware, Hong Kong, 1988.

Property of a Midwest Asian American Collector

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York. 14 september 2011 www.sothebys.com