A CHINESE LACQUER CENTER TABLE ON A JAPANNED AND GILTWOOD DOLPHIN BASE, 19TH CENTURY

A CHINESE LACQUER CENTER TABLE ON A JAPANNED AND GILTWOOD DOLPHIN BASE, 19TH CENTURY

top and base possibly associated; formerly with an additional base
height 28 in.; width 25 ¼ in.; depth 17 ½ in.
71 cm; 64 cm; 44.5 cm

Condition Report:
Overall good condition to surface, gilding, and lacquer. Craquelure to lacquer top throughout surface but structurally intact, gilding has minor surface wear and losses throughout commensurate with age, one quarter-size piece of gilding/paint missing from table shaft, slight upwards bow to top of table.

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