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17th century
The single panel set within a rectangular frame with evert ends to each narrow side, above a waisted neck with a short, plain apron, set in the centre with a drawer, resting on four legs of square section terminating in hoof feet and joined to the frame by giant's-arm braces.
96.5cm (38in) wide x 41.5cm (16 3/8in) deep x 80.5cm (31 3/4in) high.
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十七世紀 黃花梨有束腰霸王棖翹頭案
Provenance:
Chan Shing Kee, Hong Kong, 13 November 1992
來源:
陳勝記,香港,1992年11月13日
Characterised by its refined simplicity, the present table relies on harmonious proportions for its quiet elegance. Its understated framework highlights the luminous, fluid grain and warm honey tones of the huanghuali timber. Notably, the gracefully shaped everted flanges at either end provide a rare and distinctive flourish, subtly elevating an otherwise classic silhouette.
The presence of the 'giant's arm' braces eliminated the need for the more commonly seen humpback stretchers. Compare with a related table with 'giant's arm' braces, late 16th/early 17th century, illustrated by S.Handler, , London, 2001, p.190, fig.12.10. Another related square table with 'giant's arm' braces, is illustrated by G.Ecke, , Hong Kong, 1962, p.11, pl.10.
See a rectangular side table of similar proportion, 17th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 16 May 2019, lot 79. See also a table, 17th century, from the Cissy and Robert Tang collection, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 30 May 2023, lot 2703. Compare also a small table with a drawer, late 17th century, illustrated in M.Flacks, , New York, 2012, pp.188-189.
本案以素雅凝練見長,憑藉和諧得宜之比例,散發靜謐高雅之韻味。其簡約洗練之框架,完美襯托出黃花梨木質之瑩潤紋理與溫潤蜜色。尤為值得乃兩端微微上翹之翹頭設計,造型優美流暢,為經典古樸之廓形增添一抹獨特之巧思。
此案因採用「霸王棖」結構,故無須使用更為常見之羅鍋棖。參見一件相近之十六世紀末/十七世紀初黃花梨霸王棖條案,著錄於S. Handler《Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture》,倫敦,2001年,頁190,圖12.10。另可比較另一件黃花梨霸王棖方桌,G. Ecke著《Chinese Domestic Furniture》,香港,1962年,頁11,圖版10。
另可比較一件十七世紀黃花梨條案,售於倫敦邦瀚斯,2019年5月16日,拍品編號79。亦可比較鄧國楨伉儷藏一件十七世紀黃花梨案,售於香港佳士得,2023年5月30日,拍品編號2703。另見Marcus Flacks藏一件十七世紀晚期黃花梨帶抽屜小案,著錄於《Classical Chinese Furniture》,紐約,2012年,頁188–189。