Chinese marble-inset hongmu export table, 19th century
Furniture
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LOT 68
Chinese marble-inset hongmu export table, 19th century
Chinese marble-inset hongmu export table, 19th century
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 40 988
About this Item
Chinese marble-inset hongmu export table, 19th century
the scalloped striated pink marble top set within a conforming frame above a pierced and carved frieze of pendant vines and gourds, the central pillar with meandering tendrils issuing further gourds and blossoms above a similarly carved base raised on four scrolling feet
height: 81cm; diameter: 111cm
Notes
Eastern export furniture, while inspired by earlier Chinese furniture traditions, was produced to align with Western taste for Chinoiserie. Exoticism and craftsmanship were highly prized and used together with forms and functions familiar to Western interiors to produce both practical and decorative furniture.
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