A small huanghuali rectangular side table


18th century Comprises a single huanghuali panel set within a rectangular frame of 'ice plate' edge with a beaded outline on the inner side and a band of finely carved protruding ribs on the outer edge, without a wrist, four beaded 'hoof' legs double-tenoned into the top and joined by beaded curvilinear aprons, with a small floating panel tongue-and-grooved into the miter, mortise and tenon frame inserted into legs forming a high shelf. 75.6cm (29 3/4in) high x 39cm (15 1/4in) wide x 28cm (11in) deep.
|The Property of a Gentleman 士紳藏品十八世紀 黃花梨邊几Provenance: Jean-Yves Ollivier Collection來源： 歐宗易先生珍藏This type of small rectangular side table would have been placed between a pair of chairs, serving as a tea table. Tables such as this without a waist are rare.黃花梨為材，格角榫攢框装板為面，素冰盘沿，中起棱線，無束腰，牙板和腿部以抱肩榫拍合，打磨细致，牙板及四腿邊腳其棱線，毫无累赘之雕饰，兜轉馬蹄足，四足之間安橫棖，棖裡口打龍鳳槽裝屜板。此類邊几常與圈椅合用，作為茶几。