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THE DE SANTOS INCENSE STAND
~613

A VERY RARE HUANGHUALI CIRCULAR INCENSE 明十六/十七世紀 黃花梨三足圓香几
STAND, XIANGJI
來源
16TH-17TH CENTURY 馬有光，通誠貿易公司，香港
The circular top is ftted into a molded frame above the tall waist and beaded, de Santos 家族珍藏，菲律賓
shaped aprons carved with scrollwork and stylized ruyi above each leg. The whole is 瑪麗·泰瑞莎·L·維勒泰 (1923-2015) 珍藏
raised on three elegantly shaped cabriole legs, further carved with stylized ruyi, and
terminating in upturned foliate feet and joined by a circular base stretcher raised on 展覽
small bracket feet. Stephen Markbreiter，〈The de Santos Collection of Chinese Furniture〉，
《Arts of Asia》，1980年3-4月，頁106
37Ω in. (95.3 cm.) high, 17æ in. (45.1 cm.) diam.

$400,000-600,000

PROVENANCE

Y.K. Ma Furniture and Antiques, Hong Kong.
The de Santos Family Collection, Philippines.
The Marie Theresa L. Virata (1923-2015) Collection.

LITERATURE

Stephen Markbreiter, ‘The de Santos Collection of Chinese Furniture,’ Arts of Asia,
March-April 1980, p. 106.

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