A CHINESE IMPERIAL DARK HARDWOOD SIDE TABLE

19TH CENTURY

Probably zitan, the frieze carved in relief with Chinese rococo-style floral and foliate designs, with two drawers, two of the legs with convex roundels and ruyi-head shaped feet, all surmounted by a later rectangular top, 81cm x 148cm x 70.5cm.

Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Furniture of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (II), p.34, no.26, for a throne with related carving and identical feet; see also Asian Art I, 21st May 2014, lot 33 for a very similar zitan table base sold in these rooms.