CHINESE MARBLE TOPPED CARVED HONGMU SIDE TABLE, QING DYNASTY
LATE 19TH CENTURY
£10,080
Auction: Day 1
Description
the red variegated marble top set within a carved leaf and beaded border, the frieze carved in relief with a scrolling vinous design with figures of flying squirrels, the cabriole legs with ruyi-head shaped feet, the back of the top and rear legs with a flat backs
Dimensions
165cm wide, 85cm high, 80cm deep
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner's great-grandfather who worked in Shanghai, then to La Roque, Sutton, Surrey at the beginning of the 20th century.
Great House, Dedham, Essex
Thence by descent to the present owner