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Lot 1064
Impressive antique Chinese gilt lacquer table
Sold
$2,000
Starting Bid: $1,000
Est.
$2,000 - $3,000
Live Auction
SELECT: 3 Day Auction
Description
Qing Dynasty (18th/19th c.), China, the top decorated with auspicious objects and bats among cloud bands, the frieze and skirt with floral garlands and vine scrolls, on cabriole legs ending in floral scroll feet, 35"h x 81"l x 32"w
Condition
Fair, leg break repairs to all legs, with visible cracks and losses, finish with hairlines and craquelure, especially to table top, chip losses to top edges and legs, discolorations, gilding rubbed **Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (973) 377-1500 or e-mail info@milleabros.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.
Provenance
The Collection of Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski, a Parish-Hadley commission
Literature
Model, socialite, and Andy Warhol protege, Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski, made her name as a young editor at Interview Magazine and as a popular subject of the Society pages. Later marrying German industrialist and polo champion Henryk de Kwiatkowski, they built a Connecticut country estate and stables, designed by architect Alan Wanzenberg and decorated by legendary interior designers Sister Parish and Albert Haley