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十七 / 十八世紀 黃花梨翹頭案
估價
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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描述
- huanghuali wood
the thick single plank top set to either end with delicately shaped everted ends tongue and grooved into the inside edge, all supported on four splayed, cylindrical legs joined by a continuous beaded apron with stylized foliate openwork spandrels and a pair of rounded stretchers to either side
來源
Eskenazi Ltd.，倫敦，1988年
Condition
The top panel with some staining and a short diagonal split at one end. The short aprons are likely replaced and there are small patch repairs to the openwork spandrels. There has been the usual consolidation of the joinery and the surface has expected and appropriate wear. Otherwise, the table is in overall good condition.
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
Tables of this design with everted flanges are generally called qiaotouan or ‘raised end tables’. According to Craig Clunas in Chinese Furniture, London, 1988, p. 51, such tables were employed in secular contexts, set against walls as surfaces on which to display antiques or art objects. A 1616 edition of a woodblock illustration from the novel Jin ping mei (The Golden Lotus) shows a qiaotouan of this type placed against a screen and used for displaying a single flower vase and other artifacts.
Recessed-leg tables with shaped spandrels and double stretchers were produced with raised and straight ends and of varying lengths from small highly mobile side tables, such as the present example to ample surfaces for painting and viewing long handscrolls. It is the success of the basic design with its pleasing proportions and balance of the rectilinear and curvilinear elements that allow for such wide adaptation. The present table is notable for its single plank top rather than a framed floating panel and its lively openwork leaf-form spandrels rather than the more typical cloud-scroll. For related examples with cloud-scroll spandrels and floating panel tops see one from the Victoria and Albert Museum, illustrated op. cit., pls. 38-9, and another illustrated in Grace Wu Bruce, Dreams of Chu Tan Chamber and Romance with Huanghuali Wood: The Dr. S.Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1991, cat. no. 18. An example of the related form with a single plank top is illustrated in Grace Wu Bruce, Living with Ming - the Lu Ming Shi Collection, 2000, Hong Kong, pl. 34. The scrolled, tapering openwork spandrels on the present table are rare and add a subtle delicacy to the form. A small waistless corner-leg table with similar spandrels is illustrated in Robert D. Jacobsen and Nicholas Grindley, Classical Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, 1999, pl. 34 where the authors describe the spandrels as stylized phoenix birds.
Recessed-leg tables with shaped spandrels and double stretchers were produced with raised and straight ends and of varying lengths from small highly mobile side tables, such as the present example to ample surfaces for painting and viewing long handscrolls. It is the success of the basic design with its pleasing proportions and balance of the rectilinear and curvilinear elements that allow for such wide adaptation. The present table is notable for its single plank top rather than a framed floating panel and its lively openwork leaf-form spandrels rather than the more typical cloud-scroll. For related examples with cloud-scroll spandrels and floating panel tops see one from the Victoria and Albert Museum, illustrated op. cit., pls. 38-9, and another illustrated in Grace Wu Bruce, Dreams of Chu Tan Chamber and Romance with Huanghuali Wood: The Dr. S.Y. Yip Collection of Classic Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1991, cat. no. 18. An example of the related form with a single plank top is illustrated in Grace Wu Bruce, Living with Ming - the Lu Ming Shi Collection, 2000, Hong Kong, pl. 34. The scrolled, tapering openwork spandrels on the present table are rare and add a subtle delicacy to the form. A small waistless corner-leg table with similar spandrels is illustrated in Robert D. Jacobsen and Nicholas Grindley, Classical Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, 1999, pl. 34 where the authors describe the spandrels as stylized phoenix birds.
A related table with a floating panel top sold in these rooms 17th March 2015, lot 212; and a similar table of larger size with a framed panel top sold in our London rooms 11th November 2015, lot 22.