A Dutch Colonial Parcel-Gilt Red and Gold Lacquer and Cedarwood Tea Table, Java (Indonesia), late 17th/Early 18th Century
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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A Dutch Colonial Parcel-Gilt Red and Gold Lacquer and Cedarwood Tea Table, Java (Indonesia), late 17th/Early 18th Century
the rectangular tray-form top with scalloped border, supported by six leaf-carved cabriole legs with scroll feet raised on a stretcher with later turned feet; decoration refreshed
height 18 in.; width 31 in.; depth 16 ¾ in.
45.5 cm; 78.5 cm; 42.5 cm
Christie's Amsterdam, 26-27 March 2013, lot 424;
Where acquired by the present collector.
Two similar tea tables with black lacquer tray tops, one raised on an ebonised English stand with barley-twist legs joined by a stretcher, are at Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire and Ham House, Surrey, respectively (National Trust NT 452980, and NT 1140034; illustrated in Adam Bowett, English Furniture 1660 - 1714, from Charles II to Queen Anne, Woodbridge 2002, p. 23 pl. 1:12 and p. 147 pl.5:4). Two further related examples are in Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin. A very similar lacquer table also raised on a European table is visible in a painting depicting a Dutch family taking tea attributed to Roelof Koets II (c.1650-1725), sold Sotheby's Amsterdam, 2 November 2004, lot 58. The Javanese tradition was to take tea sitting on the floor, so when exported to Europe such tables were raised in height to accommodate the Western practice of taking tea whilst seated in a chair.
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