A HUANGHUALI WAISTED CORNER-LEG RECTANGULAR STAND WITH GIANT ARM BRACES, BANZHUO Qing dynasty, 19th centuryPROPERTY FROM A CALIFORNIAN COLLECTIONA HUANGHUALI WAISTED CORNER-LEG RECTANGULAR STAND WITH GIANT ARM BRACES, BANZHUOQing dynasty, 19th centuryA huanghuali stand of rectangular shape with typical mitred, mortice and tenon top with a two-plank center panel supported by three dovetailed transverse stretchers underneath, with the middle one hidden tenoned into the long rails and the other two exposed. The edge of the mitred frame molds downwards. The one-piece waisted apron finished with a concave-sectioned beaded edge that continues down the legs, which terminate in well drawn hoof feet. The round-sectioned giant arm braces reach up from the square-sectioned legs to reinforce the tabletop.32 3/4 X 35 X 17 1/2in (83.2 x 89 x 44.4cm)清 十九世紀 黃花梨有束腰馬蹄足霸王棖半桌Provenance:Peter Lai Antiques Ltd., by repute (label on the reverse)Christie's New York, 17 March 2016, lot 1356來源：黎氏古玩，據桌底標籤紐約佳士得，2016年3月17日，拍品編號1356The dimensions and basic form of the present table closely resemble those of the rarely seen rectangular incense stand, except that the present lot is constructed with S-shaped braces. See an example of the stand in Grace Wu Bruce, A Choice Collection: Chinese Ming Furniture (Hong Kong: Grace Wu Bruce Co. Ltd., 2011), pp. 46-49. A similar design to the present table can be found in the slightly longer side table, tiaozhuo, see a zitan table in Mimi and Raymond Hung et. al., Chinese Furniture: One Hundred Examples from the Mimi and Raymond Hung Collection (New York, 1996), no. 59, pp. 160-161.