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清十八 / 十九世紀 紅木坐墩一對
估價
20,000 - 25,000 USD
招標截止
描述
- wood
of circular section, the top inset with a conforming Dali marble slab and supported on five convex legs, each pierced with a single oval aperture at the widest part and joined by a continuous band of interlocking ruyi-shaped grooved brackets linked by double ellipses, on a ring base supported on five trefoil pad feet (2)
來源
Alice Boney，香港
出版
〈En Route to the West; Chinese Furniture in Hawaii〉，《Journal of the Classical Chinese Furniture Society》，1991年春，第1卷，第2號，第39頁，圖3
Condition
One stool with one foot tipped, the tip of one quatrefoil brace is replaced and one section of the upper frame has a patch repair. The other stool has a section where the quatrefoil bracket has detached from the supporting ring and has been glued. There are some chips to the inner lower apron and feet and one lower apron has a large C-form patch repair.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
拍品資料及來源
For a similar pair of hongmu and marble stools, dated to the 18th century, see Robert H. Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture, One Hundred and Three Examples from the Mimi and Raymond Hung Collection, Hong Kong, 2005, no. 25.