Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I and Part II Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 24 March 2011, New York, Rockefeller Plaza
A huanghuali waisted corner-leg side table, banzhuo, 17th-18th century
Lot 1361. A huanghuali waisted corner-leg side table, banzhuo, 17th-18th century; 33 7/8 in. (86 cm.) high, 36 11/16 in. (93.2 cm.) wide, 20 5/8 in. (52.4 cm.) deep. Estimate $40,000 - USD 60,000. Price Realized $92,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2011.
With two-panel top set within the wide rectangular frame with beaded edge, above a narrow waist and plain aprons, the whole supported on thick legs of square section joined by stepped stretchers and terminating in hoof feet.
Provenance: Grace Wu Bruce.
Note: A table of similar style and proportions is illustrated by R. H. Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture, New York, 1971, pl. 66. The term banzhuo, or 'half-table', is typically given to tables of this type without long surfaces; often they would be placed beside longer tables to create a larger top for eating or working.
A huanghuali and huamu table of this same form, dated to the 17th century, was sold in these rooms, 16 October 2001, lot 1361.