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THE ELLSWORTH STOOLS
~644

A VERY RARE PAIR OF ZITAN CORNER-LEG
STOOLS, FANGDENG

18TH CENTURY

Each has a double-matted seat set within the square frame and is raised on legs
of round section joined by humpback stretchers framing vertical struts at top
and plain stretchers below.

16Ω in. (41.9 cm.) high, 16Ω in. (41.9 cm.) square (2)

$350,000-550,000

PROVENANCE

The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth Part II: Chinese Furniture, Scholar’s
Objects, and Chinese Painting; Christie’s New York, 18 March 2015, lot 144.
The Marie Theresa L. Virata (1923-2015) Collection.

LITERATURE

Robert H. Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and
Early Ch’ing Dynasties, New York, 1971, p. 196, pl. 105 and 105a.

清十八世紀 紫檀羅鍋棖方櫈成對

來源
錦瑟華年 - 安思遠私人珍藏（第二部分）：家具、文玩及書畫，紐約佳士得，2015年
3月18日，拍品編號144
瑪麗·泰瑞莎·L·維勒泰 (1923-2015) 珍藏

文獻
安思遠，《中國家具：明清硬木家具實例》，香港。1971年，圖版105及105a

As published by Robert Ellsworth. Courtesy of Hei Hung Lu.
本拍品經安思遠著錄。圖片提供：黑洪祿

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