Ɏ A FINE HARDWOOD SIDE TABLE WITH A CARVED ZITAN...
Ɏ A FINE HARDWOOD SIDE TABLE WITH A CARVED ZITAN APRON, QING DYNASTY
This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve
China, 1644-1912. The rectangular table constructed predominantly from a dense reddish-brown hardwood with a rich polished finish. The recessed top panel is set within a frame above a lower shelf, all supported on four straight legs. The contrasting zitan wood apron and corner spandrels are finely carved with scrolling motifs and central flowerheads.
Provenance: Freddy Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark, by 1986. Jorgen Ruben, acquired from the above.
In the Jorgen Ruben Collection for 40 years.
Freddy Hansen was a Danish dealer of Asian art and antiquities, particularly Buddhist sculpture. Based in Copenhagen, he was active from the 1950s onward and became one of Denmark’s most prominent dealers in Asian art before his retirement in the early 1990s.
Jorgen Ruben is a Danish art dealer and collector who has been active for over four decades and is highly regarded in the fields of Asian art and classical antiquities. Raised in an art-conscious family, Ruben was exposed early to both modern painting and European decorative arts. He began working in the art trade in the mid-1970s, first with Persian rugs and later with antiques, while travels to Iran and a visit to Persepolis sparked his lasting interest in antiquity. After studies in Copenhagen and London, he worked in England with a dealer in early furniture, before travelling widely in Latin America and Asia, deepening his knowledge of regional art and culture. In 1984 Ruben opened a gallery in Copenhagen dealing in Asian antiquities. He was later active in London and, in the early 2000s, operated the Brussels gallery Classic Art. Much of his career, however, has been conducted privately from home, selling by appointment to collectors, galleries, and museums. Ruben has always bought selectively, choosing only works that deeply engaged him, and often keeping them for many years until placing them with a collector he felt truly understood them.
Important Note: For essential information on the
Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger
Condition: Overall good condition with expected wear, nicks, minor age cracks, light surface scratches, few old repairs, the table covered in an old varnish.
Weight: 8.3 kg
Dimensions: Size 30.5 x 41.1 x 78.8 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 18 March 2016, lot 1359
Price: USD 65,000 or approx.
EUR 78,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A finely carved pair of Zitan corner-leg stands, early 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form with a similar decoration of the apron and size (38.1 x 47.6 x 85.7 cm).
This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
Ɏ A FINE HARDWOOD SIDE TABLE WITH A CARVED ZITAN APRON, QING DYNASTY
This lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserve
China, 1644-1912. The rectangular table constructed predominantly from a dense reddish-brown hardwood with a rich polished finish. The recessed top panel is set within a frame above a lower shelf, all supported on four straight legs. The contrasting zitan wood apron and corner spandrels are finely carved with scrolling motifs and central flowerheads.
Provenance: Freddy Hansen, Copenhagen, Denmark, by 1986. Jorgen Ruben, acquired from the above.
In the Jorgen Ruben Collection for 40 years.
Freddy Hansen was a Danish dealer of Asian art and antiquities, particularly Buddhist sculpture. Based in Copenhagen, he was active from the 1950s onward and became one of Denmark’s most prominent dealers in Asian art before his retirement in the early 1990s.
Jorgen Ruben is a Danish art dealer and collector who has been active for over four decades and is highly regarded in the fields of Asian art and classical antiquities. Raised in an art-conscious family, Ruben was exposed early to both modern painting and European decorative arts. He began working in the art trade in the mid-1970s, first with Persian rugs and later with antiques, while travels to Iran and a visit to Persepolis sparked his lasting interest in antiquity. After studies in Copenhagen and London, he worked in England with a dealer in early furniture, before travelling widely in Latin America and Asia, deepening his knowledge of regional art and culture. In 1984 Ruben opened a gallery in Copenhagen dealing in Asian antiquities. He was later active in London and, in the early 2000s, operated the Brussels gallery Classic Art. Much of his career, however, has been conducted privately from home, selling by appointment to collectors, galleries, and museums. Ruben has always bought selectively, choosing only works that deeply engaged him, and often keeping them for many years until placing them with a collector he felt truly understood them.
Important Note: For essential information on the
Jorgen Ruben Gallery Ledger and provenance documentation please visit here: www.zacke.at/rubencollection_ledger
Condition: Overall good condition with expected wear, nicks, minor age cracks, light surface scratches, few old repairs, the table covered in an old varnish.
Weight: 8.3 kg
Dimensions: Size 30.5 x 41.1 x 78.8 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 18 March 2016, lot 1359
Price: USD 65,000 or approx.
EUR 78,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A finely carved pair of Zitan corner-leg stands, early 19th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form with a similar decoration of the apron and size (38.1 x 47.6 x 85.7 cm).
This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
