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~607 十七世紀 黃花梨圈椅成對

A RARE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE- 來源
BACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI 私人收藏，新墨西哥州
Vernay & Jussel，紐約
17TH CENTURY 安思遠，紐約
瑪麗·泰瑞莎·L·維勒泰 (1923-2015) 珍藏
Each has a sweeping crestrail terminating in outswept handles, that is supported
on an attractively-grained C-form splat fnely carved with a ruyi-form medallion 本對圈椅背板木紋華美，如意雲頭紋開光雕琢細膩，巧奪天工。可參考安思遠
enclosing a pair of confronting dragons and fanked by shaped spandrels. The mat (Robert H. Ellsworth)舊藏一黃花梨圈椅，於紐約佳士得拍出，2015年3月18
seat is set within the rectangular frame above shaped aprons carved with conjoined 日，拍品139號，其背板之紋理及如意雲頭紋之雕工，與本品不相伯仲。
leafy scroll and shaped spandrels. The legs of rounded square section are joined by
stepped stretchers and a foot rest above a plain apron. 有關圈椅造型之討論，可參閱安思遠(Robert H. Ellsworth)《中國家具：明清硬
木實例》(Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early
38æ in. (98.3 cm.) high, 26 in. (66 cm.) wide, 24æ in. (62.9 cm.) deep (2) Ch’ing Dynasties)，紐約，1971年，86-87頁；王世襄，《明清家具研究》
，香港，1990年，43-45頁。
$300,000-500,000

PROVENANCE

Private collection, New Mexico.
Vernay & Jussel, New York.
Robert H. Ellsworth, New York.
The Marie Theresa L. Virata (1923-2015) Collection.

The present chairs are distinguished by the attractively fgured grain on the
backsplat and the precise carving of the ruyi-form medallion. A single huanghuali
horseshoe-back armchair, also with exquisitely grained backsplat and fnely carved
medallion, formerly in the collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, was sold Christie’s New
York, 18 March 2015, lot 139.

For a discussion of this chair shape, see R.H. Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture: Hardwood
Examples of the Ming and Early Ch’ing Dynasty, New York, 1971, pp. 86-87, and
Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing
Dynasties, Hong Kong, 1990, pp. 43-45.

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