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It is rare to find a set of four stools which have survived from the Ming 這套從明代幸存下來的一組四套的四角凳實屬罕見，由於此類傢具經常因
period as they were frequently separated overtime. The present stools 為時間流逝而被打散。這組套椅從兩位受人尊敬的家具經銷商，黎志剛和
were acquired from two respected furniture dealers: Peter Lai and Charles
Wong and were re-united together in the Tseng Collection. 王就穩手中分別獲得，並在曾氏收藏中重新組合在了一起。
The simplistic but elegant style of the present stools makes them suitable 這組凳子簡約卻不失優雅的風格使其適用於各種場景。它們的形式各有
for a variety of settings. Stools of this form exist with slight variations, 千秋--軟墊亦或是硬墊，有或沒有擔架及雕刻表面。本組可與一對類似
with soft and hard mat seats, with and without stretchers, with or without 的黃花梨長方凳比較，其於香港佳士得《精凝簡練: 美國私人收藏家珍藏
carved surfaces. A similar pair of stool was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong,
Fine Chinese Furniture From Private American Collections, 28 November 中國傢具》售出，2012年11月28日，拍品2007號。另兩對密切相關來自Robert
2012, lot 2007. Two pairs of closely related huanghuali stools from the Hatfield Ellsworth收藏的黃花梨凳於紐約佳士得售出，2015年3月18日，
collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth were sold at Christie's New York, 拍品130及168號。
18 March 2015, lots 130 and 168.
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