Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 23-24 september 2021
A massive huanghuali trestle-leg table, Late Qing dynasty
Lot 1030. A massive huanghuali trestle-leg table, Late Qing dynasty; 33 in. (83.8 cm.) high, 91 ¼ in. (231.7 cm.) wide, 22 ¼ in. (56.5 cm.) deep. Estimate: USD 80,000 - USD 120,000. Price realised USD 1,100,000. © Christie's 2021
The thick single-panel top is fitted with everted ends, above the beaded apron and stylized phoenix-form spandrels. The whole is raised on thick legs of rectangular section joined by an openwork panel carved with a pair of chilong and fitted into shoe feet.
Provenance: Collection of a Honolulu doctor.
Private collection, Honolulu.
Note: The present table is distinguished by the massive length and thickness of the plank top. The plank is finished on the long ends and fitted with everted ends. Trestle-leg tables were made to be easily disassembled to facilitate transport. There appear to be two types of demountable, recessed trestle-leg tables. The first type exhibits straight legs, which are set into shoe feet. The second variant has everted feet.