Lot 67. A huanghuali foldable mirror stand, jingtai, Late Ming-early Qing Dynasty; 31cm x 30.9cm x 7.6cm. Sold for €14,080. Photo Bonhams.

The square frame raised on short stout legs terminating in hoof feet, made from a single piece of wood, with shaped aprons and brass-wrapped corners, the square frame divided into nine sections by stretchers of various sizes joined together and enclosing a begonia-shaped panel.

Provenance: Gerard Hawthorn, London.

Published: Gerard Hawthorn Ltd. Oriental Art, Oriental Works of Art, London, 2000, cat.no.98.

Note: Compare with a similar huanghuali mirror stand, from the collection of Dr. S.Y. Yip, sold in Sotheby's Hong Kong, 5 April 2017, 3506. Another mirror stand of similar type is illustrated by John K. Ang, The Beauty of Huanghuali Furniture, Taipei, 1997, no.27.

Bonhams - Cornette de Saint Cyr. CHINESE ART FROM A GERMAN FAMILY COLLECTION, Paris, 26 October 2023