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A RARE LARGE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI 明末清初 黃花梨羅鍋棖長方凳一對
RECTANGULAR CORNER-LEG STOOLS, 來源
CHANGFANGDENG 馬克斯・弗拉克斯
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY 紐約佳士得，2013年3月21日，拍品編號925
Each with soft mat seat set within the rectangular frame, above a 赫維寧漢莊園珍藏
waist and plain aprons, the whole raised on legs of square section It is known that stools were more commonly used than other forms
joined by humpback stretchers and terminating in hoof feet. of seating during the Ming period and yet it is still quite rare to find
20 5/16 in. (51.6 cm.) high, 23 ⅛ in. (58.7 cm.) wide, matching pairs, such as the fine pair offered here. The form is simple
18 ⅛ in. (46 cm.) deep (2) and restrained while evoking an elegant presence.
HK$1,500,000-2,000,000 US$200,000-260,000
PROVENANCE
M.D. Flacks, Ltd., New York
Christie’s New York, 21 March 2013, lot 925
The Heveningham Hall Collection
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