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十七世紀 黃花梨架子床
估價
400,000 - 600,000 USD
招標截止
描述
- wood (not rosewood)
the wide rectangular mitered frame with a soft-mat sleeping surface, the underside with a pair of bowed stretchers and four corner braces, supported on a recessed waist above a straight apron on four beaded legs of square section ending in hoof feet, the six square section and concave beaded posts joined with five openwork panels of archaistic design comprised of three horizontal sections, a central dragon roundel flanked by further chilong, a chilong and lingzhi below and a small ovoid decorative brace containing a single floral bloom above, the posts also joined by at the top by a conforming canopy
來源
文少勵，香港
Condition
There are long patch repairs to the waisted apron on both short ends of the bed. One back leg with two patch repairs. There are splits to all four legs and elements of the frame. There is a single patch repair to the top of one of the side rails. It is possible that some of the oval 'floral' struts have been replaced as have the pendent openwork spandrels beneath the canopy.
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
Intact six post canopy beds are extremely rare. A very similar canopy bed with cabriole legs was exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and is illustrated in Nancy Berliner, Beyond the Screen: Chinese Furniture of the 16th and 17th Centuries, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Catalogue, 1996, pp. 122-124, no. 16. Another closely related example, from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, was sold at Christie's, New York, 19th September 1996, lot 62.
For further discussion on the evolution and decoration of canopy beds see Sarah Handler, Ming Furniture in the Light of Chinese Architecture, Berkeley, California, 2005, chapter 4, pp. 67-105. In addition refer to Jonathan Hay, Sensuous Surfaces, The Decorative Object in Early Modern China, London, 2010, pp. 289-295 in which the author describes the social context and sumptuous setting to which these elaborate forms belong.
For further discussion on the evolution and decoration of canopy beds see Sarah Handler, Ming Furniture in the Light of Chinese Architecture, Berkeley, California, 2005, chapter 4, pp. 67-105. In addition refer to Jonathan Hay, Sensuous Surfaces, The Decorative Object in Early Modern China, London, 2010, pp. 289-295 in which the author describes the social context and sumptuous setting to which these elaborate forms belong.