A Chinese Red Lacquer Low Table
20th Century
the top carved with a bird amongst peonies and rockwork
Height 15 x width 28 x depth 16 1/2 inches.
Property from the Collection of William L. Bernhard and Catherine Cahill, Southampton, New York

Note:
The first sequence of lots in this auction come from the Southampton, New York home of the collectors Catherine Cahill, who is now deceased, and William L. Bernhard, who continues to live in their Park Avenue home in Manhattan. Lifelong New Yorkers, they passed the summers in Southampton and Washington, Connecticut, and the winters in Palm Beach, where Ms. Cahill decorated their retreat on Major Alley Way with the noted interior designer, Keith Irvine of Irvine and Fleming.

Ms Cahill was an animal rights activist, and a daughter of John T. Cahill, a former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York and a named partner in the international law firm, Cahill Gordon & Reindel. Mr. Bernhard is a philanthropist and a descendant of the Lehman family of investment banking fame. He has served on many Boards of Directors, including the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art, Film at Lincoln Center and the Winston Churchill Foundation.

Structurally sound and in overall good condition. There are some cracks or separations shadowed beneath the lacquer decoration as well as some areas of wear, particularly the stretcher supports .
On the underside YP5595 over two Chinese characters (possibly for sky/ seven) are inscribed in red.