Lot 819 , An unusual Chinese rosewood triangular shaped nest of quartetto tables, W.2ft
An unusual Chinese rosewood triangular shaped nest of quartetto tables, each with a bamboo leaf carved and pierced frieze, with bamboo stile supports and stretchers, W.2ft
Estimate £200-300
Please note that the tables have to be lifted upwards to retrieve the smaller tables of the set.
The largest table has some scuffing to the bamboo carved edge and an open split to the top
Second table is missing one of the sections of frieze to one side
Third table is good
Smallest table has a replacement section of frieze to one side which is probably done in oak which has a small section of leaf missing from it and one of the stretchers is split and has been glued at some stage which has now come apart.
Tables where the tops have been protected from the sun are much more red colour with some variation in the vanish finish.
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Sold for £950