Lot 17. A huanghuali rectangular high-waisted stand, Ming dynasty, 17th century; 38.6 by 27.7 by h. 79 cm, 15 ⅛ by 11 by h. 31 ⅛ in. Estimate: 300,000 - 500,000 HKD. Lot sold 8,040,000 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the rectangular top panel set within a mitred frame above a high waist and gently curved apron delicately carved with foliate motifs, continuing to slender cabriole legs terminating in ruyi feet, all supported on a rectangular base.

Provenance : Peter Lai Antiques, Hong Kong, 10th April 1990.

Note: 

 Illustration in Sanbao Taijian Xiyangji Tongsu Yanyi [The Ennuch Sanbao's Voyage to the Western Ocean], Ming dynasty,Wanli period edition.