A Chinese hardwood lamp stand, the pedestal set within an open frame, the top and base with carved and pierced decoration, the faces of the frame inlaid with burr wood, 169 cm high (fully raised), 39 cm wide, 34 cm deep. Provenance: Jane Carnegie Oriental Art, 26th April 1983
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- Burr - Burr (or in the USA, burl) is the timber from the knotted roots or deformed branch of the tree, which when cut, displays the small circular knots in various gradations of colour. It is always cut into a decorative veneer, most commonly seen as burr walnut on 19th century furniture.