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A HUANGHUALI SQUARE STOOL LATE MING DYNASTY
Estimate
480,000 - 700,000 HKD
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Description
- huanghuali (Dalbergia odorifera)
the top of standard mitre, mortise, tenon frame construction with exposed tenons on the short sides of the frame top with two transverse braces underneath, resting on beaded-edged legs rounded on the outside and squared on the inside, the legs double-tennoned into the frame top, the similarly beaded-edged, cloud-shaped apron tongue-and-grooved into the legs and butt-joined to the underside of the seat frame, the four hump-back shaped stretchers with ridge mouldings mitred and tennoned into the legs
Provenance
Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong.
Literature
Grace Wu Bruce, Two Decades of Ming Furniture, Beijing, 2010, p. 161.
Condition
The stool is in overall good condition with just an approx. 10 cm shallow area of repair to one leg and expected surface wear and bruises to the fragile extremities, especially to the tips of the feet. As typical of Ming furniture, the matting has been periodically replaced.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This huanghuali square stool is decorated with beautiful cloud-shaped spandrels and fitted with stretchers carved with ridge mouldings below. Standard hoof feet and hump-back stretchers are the most frequently seen features in surviving examples of huanghuali stools; unusual designs like the present example are quite rare.
Compare a very similar piece in the C.F. Bieber collection, illustrated in George N. Kates, Chinese Household Furniture, 1948, reprinted 1962, pl. 91.
Compare a very similar piece in the C.F. Bieber collection, illustrated in George N. Kates, Chinese Household Furniture, 1948, reprinted 1962, pl. 91.