Chinese Petite Walnut Offering Table With Ball Feet, C. 1850

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With delicate scale and perfection of form, this petite offering table from the mid-19th century is an exquisite example of … Read more With delicate scale and perfection of form, this petite offering table from the mid-19th century is an exquisite example of minimalism in Chinese furniture design. The waisted table is expertly crafted of walnut with mortise-and-tenon joinery and displays fine details that reveal the maker's skill, such as the beaded edge that traces the apron, the tapered legs ending in ball feet or the slender braces that arch gracefully at each corner. A sheer layer of brown lacquer darkens the elegant silhouette, now faded along the legs and tabletop to reveal the trembling grain pattern and shimmering color of the walnut beneath. See less