TABLE BASSE EN HUANGHUALI, KANG XVIIe/XVIIIe ... Lot n° 247

TABLE BASSE EN HUANGHUALI, KANG XVIIe/XVIIIe siècle A HUANGHUALI LOW TABLE, KANG 17th/18th century The rectangular panel top set within a rectangular frame carved with a beaded, 'ice-plate' edge above a plain narrow waist surrounded by a shaped, beaded, cusped apron, all raised on elegant cabriole legs carved at the corners with lion masks and terminating in claw feet. 96.5cm (38in) wide x 59cm (23 2/8in) deep x 29.5cm (11 5/8in) high. Footnotes: Provenance: Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021), acquired in the 1980's Kang tables were typically used on top of a platform, kang, or a couch-bed or daybed. For a discussion on kang tables, see S.Handler, Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture, Berkeley, 2001, pp.169-171. Compare one similar but slightly larger example formerly from the collection of Wang Shixiang and now in the Shanghai Museum, illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1990, p.68, no.B13. Compare with a similar huanghuali kang table, 17th century, with similar beast-head corners, which was sold at Chirstie's New York, 19 March 2021, lot 742. See also a related huanghuali kang table, 17th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 13 September 2019, lot 873. 十七/十八世紀 黃花梨炕桌 來源： 巴黎Jean-Pierre Rousset（1936-2021）舊藏，於二十世紀八十年代入藏 This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com