A rare pair of huanghuali benches, banzhuo
Mid-Qing Dynasty
Mid-Qing Dynasty
Both well-proportioned, displaying a moulded frame of standard mitre, mortise and tenon construction enclosing a mat platform above a reticulated apron shaped with interlocking geometrical designs and supported by square-section corner legs ending in inward-turning hoof feet. 106cm (41 6/8in) wide x 34.6cm (13 1/2in) deep x 47.5cm (18 3/4in) high (2).
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Provenance: a British private collection, formed circa 1980s-1990s.
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Compare with a similar example illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1990, pl.A48.
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Mid-Qing Dynasty
Mid-Qing Dynasty
Both well-proportioned, displaying a moulded frame of standard mitre, mortise and tenon construction enclosing a mat platform above a reticulated apron shaped with interlocking geometrical designs and supported by square-section corner legs ending in inward-turning hoof feet. 106cm (41 6/8in) wide x 34.6cm (13 1/2in) deep x 47.5cm (18 3/4in) high (2).
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Provenance: a British private collection, formed circa 1980s-1990s.
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Compare with a similar example illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1990, pl.A48.