Provenance: Acquired by the grandfather of the present owners, Whampoa, Guangdong, circa 1890-1920s, thence by descent within the family.

Lot 1227. A zitan rectangular corner-leg table, zhuo; 34 15/16 in. (88.7 cm.) high, 62 5/16 in. (158.3 cm.) wide, 22 1/8 in. (56.2 cm.) deep. Estimate USD 30,000 - USD 50,000. Price realised USD 230,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.

With three-panel top set within the long, rectangular frame, the openwork waist with quadrilobe struts set within narrow frames, above plain stretchers and key fret-form spandrels, the whole supported on beaded legs of square section terminating in hoof feet.

Provenance: Acquired by the grandfather of the present owners, Whampoa, Guangdong, circa 1890-1920s, thence by descent within the family.

Lot 1212. A pair of low zitan square waistless corner-leg stools; 20 5/8 in. (52.4 cm.) high, 23¼ in. (59.1 cm.) wide, 23 3/16 in. (58.9 cm.) deep. Estimate USD 20,000 - USD 30,000. Price realised USD 43,750. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.

Each with three-panel top set within the square frame above archaistic scroll-form aprons and spandrels, the legs of square section terminating in hoof feet.

Provenance: Acquired by the grandfather of the present owners, Whampoa, Guangdong, circa 1890-1920s, thence by descent within the family.

Lot 1233. A zitan armchair; 38 3/8 in. (97.5 cm.) high, 25 in. (64 cm.) wide, 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm.) deep. Estimate USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 86,500. © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.

With elaborately carved openwork splat in the form of elongated, archaistic kui dragons beneath a stylized ruyi head, the curved arm rails with further archaistic scroll and kuidragon heads emerging from the lower rail, the shaped aprons carved with ruyi-head and cloud-form scroll, the whole supported on legs of square section terminating in scroll-form feet and joined by thick stretchers above plain aprons.

Provenance: Acquired by the grandfather of the present owners, Whampoa, Guangdong, circa 1890-1920s, thence by descent within the family.

Lot 1234. . © Christie's Image Ltd 2010.

Each with square beaded corner posts enclosing four tiered shelves framed by carved leafy scroll, above two doors elaborately carved with further archaistic scroll opening to reveal two drawers above a single shelf, the archaistic scroll repeated on the shaped aprons.

Provenance: Acquired by the grandfather of the present owners, Whampoa, Guangdong, circa 1890-1920s, thence by descent within the family.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections. 26 March 2010. New York, Rockefeller Plaza