Lot 73. A marquetry-top 'huanghuali' corner-leg painting table 'huazhuo', Qing dynasty; 85,2 x 180 x 70 cm. Sold: € 8 500 (Estimate €5 000- €8 000). Photo Nagel Auction.

The wide top with rounded edges set with an intricate marquety panel, the frieze formed as a single horizontal rib curving into an elegant loop at the joint with each plain cylindrical leg, each leg further secured to the top beneath the joint by two 'flying buttress' sections behind the frieze. Minor age cracks.

Provenance: From a North German private collection, assembled in 1994 and 1995 - With a export seal starting 1994.