A HUANGHUALI THREE-DRAWER DESK, 19TH CENTURYChina. The top is set in a rectangular frame above three drawers, each with metal handle and keyhole, raised on square-section legs terminating in hoof feet with a low stretcher centered by two overlapping circles.Provenance: Valdemar’s Castle, Tåsinge, Denmark, previously in the Baron’s sleeping room (LS I 01). A private collection in Germany, acquired from the above. Valdemar’s Castle wasmissioned in 1639 by King Christian IV and was intended as the home for his son Valdemar Christian, who died before the castle waspleted. In 1677, Denmark’s great naval hero Admiral Niels Juel (1629-1697) was given the title to the castle and the land on Tåsinge after his victory over Sweden in the Battle of Køge. The estate was transferred to him as payment for the Swedish s captured in the battle. Here, his family has remained for 12 generations and almost 350 years. The present owner, Baron Juel-Brockdorff, who is the 11th generation of the Juel family, took over his childhood home from his father in 1971 and resides in the castle with his wife and family. The family’s collection includes important paintings, furniture, weaponry, and porcelain from all over the world.Condition: Very good condition with expected age cracks, small splits, minor losses, a repair to the central drawer, small nicks, some shallow surface scratches, old wear, and traces of use. Superb, naturally grown patina.Dimensions: Height 91 cm, Width 126.4 cm, Depth 55.2 cmLiteratureparison:A related example, dated to the early 18th century, is illustrated in R.H. Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture, New York, 1974, p. 226, fig. 139.Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 19 March 2021, lot 753Price: USD 72,500 or approx.EUR 72,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A huanghuali three-drawer desk, late Qing dynastyExpert remark:pare the related form and wood. Note the similar size (81.4 x 138.5 x 61.6 cm).Auction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 29 March 2006, lot 271Price: USD 28,800 or approx.EUR 38,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A huanghuali six-drawer partners' pedestal desk, 18th/19th centuryExpert remark:pare the related form, wood, and openwork details. Note the larger size (88.3 x 182.8 x 86.4 cm).十九世紀黃花梨三屜桌中國。桌面攢邊打槽鑲獨板面心，桌面下幾寸處格肩裝橫豎材，造抽屜架，另以兩根短柱間隔，設三具抽屜。抽屜臉光素，中間安銅把手。方腿直足，上下同樣粗細。