*A fine and rare pair of Chinese carved hardwood, possibly "huanghuali", corner-leg painting tables, Tiaozhuo Qing dynasty Of rectangular, waisted form, elaborately carved with a proliferation of archaistic scrollwork interspersed with lotus leaves and blossoms, detailed spandrels and hoof feet; the second with later hoof feet. H: 34 in., 86.4 cm; W: 53 1/2 in., 136 cm; D: 22 3/4 in., 58cm PROVENANCE: Property of a Colorado Gentleman; acquired by an American oil company executive in Singapore in the 1940s, thence by descent