Lot 102
CHINESE GILT, POLYCHROME AND BLACK LACQUER 'DRAGON' SIDE TABLE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 06 November 2026 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清 黑漆加彩龍紋有束腰梯形桌
of trapezoid form, supported on four faux-bamboo conjoined feet joined by stretchers, painted on the centre of the flat top with a front-facing coiling five-clawed dragon chasing a flaming pearl, flanked by four other dragons in flight chasing two flaming pearls, all amongst scrolling clouds and above crashing waves, the borders decorated with key-fret and lotus scrolls, the waisted neck with lotus scrolls, legs with bats and clouds, all against a black lacquer ground
Dimensions
97cm x 83cm x 46cm
Provenance
Private Scottish collection, Aberdeen; inherited from the current owner's grandparents, has been in the family for generations
蘇格蘭私人收藏， 亞伯丁；繼承自現任藏家之祖輩，家族遞藏
Footnote
Compare to a related pair of gilt, polychrome and black lacquer ‘dragon’ incense stands, with similar palettes and decoration, notably the tops painted with dragons, dated to the late Qing dynasty, were sold at Christie's New York, 28 Sep 2023, lot 97.