Lot 295. A 'zitan' waisted corner-leg bench, chundeng, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century. Height 19 1/2 in., 49.5 cm; Width 49 1/2 in., 127.73 cm; Depth 20 1/2 in., 52.1 cm. Estimate: 20,000-30,000 USD. Sold Price: 81,250 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's
the rectangular frame with molded edge of typical miter, mortise and tenon construction enclosing a soft-mat seat supported underneath by three bowed transverse stretchers, resting on an associated base with a recessed waist and plain straight apron, made of one piece of wood and mitered, mortised, tenoned and half-lapped to square-section legs terminating in inward curved hoof feet.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 12 Sep 2018