Lot 3619. A recessed-leg cedar side table, Qing dynasty, 18th century; 79 by 107 by 51.5 cm., 31 1/8 by 42 1/8 by 20 1/4 in. Estimate 150,000 — 200,000 HKD. Lot sold 187,500 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.

the tabletop with a framed single board terminating on the narrow ends with an everted flange, supported on the underside by four transverse stretchers, supported on a plain beaded apron with 'cloud' scroll braces, and slightly splayed square-section legs, the outer face of the legs slightly convex with vertical double-moulding, the legs further secured on the narrow sides by two pairs of square-section stretchers, the surface with ample traces of red lacquer.

Sotheby's. Contemporary Literati — A Gathering, Hong Kong, 07 april 2014