RARE PETITE TABLE EN LAQUE ROUGE SCULPTÉE Époque... Lot 33

RARE PETITE TABLE EN LAQUE ROUGE SCULPTÉE Époque Jiaqing (1796-1820) A RARE SMALL CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER DISPLAY STAND Jiaqing (1796-1820) Of rectangular shape, raised on four shaped legs terminating in floral scroll feet, the flat top intricately carved with a large shaped medallion tied on four sides and issuing small lotus buds, enclosing with a central lotus flower issuing fine leafy tendrils, surrounded by leafy scrolls issuing from four lotus flowers in each corner of the table top, all on a dense diaper ground, the sides similarly carved with a floral frieze continuing into the legs, the underside lacquered black. 38cm (15in) wide x 15.5cm (6 1/8in) deep x 16cm (6 1/4in) high. Footnotes: THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 女士藏品 清嘉慶 剔紅纏枝蓮紋炕桌 Provenance: Acquired by the family in China between 1895 and 1922, and thence by descent 來源: 1895年至1922年閒蒐集於中國，並由後人保存迄今 Elaborately carved lacquer stands of this type were made to furnish the interiors of palaces in the imperial compound; see two carved cinnabar lacquer stands, illustrated in A Treasury of Ming and Qing Dynasty Palace Furniture, Vol. 2., Beijing and Chicago, 2007, pl.778; and a smaller, rectangular lacquer stand carved with a dragon and clouds, originally in the Qianqiu Ting (Pavilion of One Thousand Autumns) of the Summer Palace, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), Hong Kong, 2002, pl.158. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com