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明十七世紀 黃花梨四出頭官帽椅
估價
150,000 - 250,000 USD
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描述
- HONG MU
the solidly carved toprail with shaped yoke and upswept flat ends supported on corner posts which continue through to the back legs, centered by a thick, attractively grained S-shaped rectangular back splat, the elongated serpentine arms supported by curved stiles and posts, the hard mat seat above the round-section front legs joined by continuous beaded and cusped aprons, a footrest, and side and back stretchers with plain aprons
來源
Nicholas Grindley，Barling of Mount Street，倫敦，1992年7月13日
Condition
The armchair is in overall good condition. There is the expected consolidation to the joints. The footrail and side aprons may be replacements and possibly one of the side posts.
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
In the late Ming, the elegant simplicity of this imposing and spare form represented the height of grand literati taste. The famed 17th century arbiter of refinement, Wen Zhenheng, in his best known work, Zhang Wu Zhi (Treatise on Superfluous Things) advocated restrained design as exemplified by the present armchair and goes so far as to describe excessive decoration as vulgar. Similar examples of this classic form are illustrated in Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Vol. 2, Hong Kong, 1990, p. 43, fig. A70; and one of a pair illustrated in Nancy Berliner, Beyond the Screen, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1996, p. 104, no. 8.
For a general discussion on the basic model and elegant decorative vocabulary of these chairs, see Curtis Evarts, 'From Ornate to Unadorned, A Study of Yokeback Chairs', Journal of the Chinese Classical Furniture Society, Spring 1993, pp. 24-33. Another fine example of the form but with a foliate carved apron and splat cartouche sold in these rooms 14th September 2011, lot 125 and another of similarly generous dimension but with rounded ends sold in these rooms 20th March 2012, lot 127.
For a general discussion on the basic model and elegant decorative vocabulary of these chairs, see Curtis Evarts, 'From Ornate to Unadorned, A Study of Yokeback Chairs', Journal of the Chinese Classical Furniture Society, Spring 1993, pp. 24-33. Another fine example of the form but with a foliate carved apron and splat cartouche sold in these rooms 14th September 2011, lot 125 and another of similarly generous dimension but with rounded ends sold in these rooms 20th March 2012, lot 127.