Lot 269. A huanghuali side table, pingtouan, 17th-18th century; 71cm (28in) long x 36.8cm (14 1/2in) wide x 74.7cm (29 3/8in) high. Estimate £8,000-12,000. Sold for £52,500 (€ 58,752). Photo Bonhams.

The tall cylindrical legs flanked on each side by a pair of struts, rising to the foliate apron framing each leg with a relief band along the edge of the apron, all below the rectangular top.

Note: Compare with a related huanghuali and huamu side table, late 16th/early 17th century, illustrated by Grace Wu Bruce in Living with the Ming - the Lu Ming Shi Collection, Hong Kong, 2000, pl.30, where the author notes that this classic design has its origin in ancient Chinese wooden architecture.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE ART, 14 May 2015 10:00 BST -  LONDON, NEW BOND STREET