Lot 366 清晚期 紅木雕花三鑲琥珀料如意及相冊三簿 | A Chinese Amber Glass-Inset Carved Wood Ruyi Scepter and Stand, with Three Photo Albums, Late 19th-Early 20th Century

清晚期 紅木雕花三鑲琥珀料如意及相冊三簿 | A Chinese Amber Glass-Inset Carved Wood Ruyi Scepter and Stand, with Three Photo Albums, Late 19th-Early 20th Century

Late 19th-Early 20th Century

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$1,500 - $2,500

Scepter length 20 in., 50.6 cm.

Stem below head with repaired breaks, scattered small chips and losses to carving, stand worn, losses to silk; losses and repairs to carved wood of stand Albums somewhat soiled, pages loose, scattered foxing, some photos loose, a few lost Each album: 16 1/2 x 11 x 2 1/2 in., 41.9 x 28 x 6.4 cm. Old restoration to the head of the scepter. The stand has been restored.

The scepter of traditional form, densely carved with flowers, bamboo, pine, cranes, and deer, the edge with a key-fret border, underside carved in low relief with symmetrical scrollwork, the upper side inset with five panels imitating amber, all mounted on a pasteboard and carved wood stand. Together with three period photo albums assembled by Edwin Griggs Adams, which include photographs of family, friends and associates during his time in China, Chinese institutions and architecture for westerners in Northern China, including construction of the main train station in Beijing, and two printed announcements for the death of the empress dowager Cixi and the Guangxu emperor.
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本品為晚清美國駐華建築工程師E.G.阿丹斯（Edwin Griggs Adams, 1879–?）舊藏。阿丹斯1879年8月23日生於紐約州蘭辛堡，就讀於特洛伊學院（Troy Academy），1891年畢業於倫斯勒理工學院（Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute），獲土木工程學位。早年任職於賓州鋼鐵公司（Pennsylvania Steel Co.）與聯合橋樑公司（Union Bridge Co.），專注橋樑工程。
1897年受聘赴中國，任天津北洋大學土木工程教授，為該校創建初期僅有的兩位外籍教師之一。任職期間（1897–1900），積極推動近代工程教育，並參與多項重要建設，其中包括北京火車站的設計與建造，對中國近代建築與工程事業貢獻卓著。
阿丹斯一家駐留京津期間，正是晚清動蕩之時，三本厚厚的家族相冊忠實地記錄了一系列鼎革：諸如光緒帝龍馭賓天的英文通報、義和團運動的華洋對抗、北京火車站的建造落成等等，史料價值頗豐。
Edwin Griggs Adams (born 1879) acquired in China between 1897 and the early 20th century, thence by descent.
Provenance:
Mr. Adams Edwin Griggs Adams (1879-1959) acquired in China between 1897 and the early 20th century, thence by descent.
Edwin Griggs Adams was an American civil engineer and educator. Born in Lansingburgh, New York, on August 23, 1879, he studied at Troy Academy before earning his civil engineering degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1891. He began his career in bridge engineering with the Pennsylvania Steel Company and the Union Bridge Company (1891–1897). In 1897, Adams traveled to China, where he was appointed Professor of Civil Engineering at Peiyang University in Tianjin—the second faculty member recruited by the institution. During his tenure prior to the boxer rebellion (1897–1900), he played a key role in advancing engineering education and contributed to major infrastructure projects, including the construction of the Beijing railway station. He returned to China in 1902 as a partner in the firm of Adams & Knowles to undertake construction work in northern China and later in Beijing. At that time he also worked actively with Herbert Hoover, prior to Hoover's being elected president. Adams returned to America in 1910,
來源：
E.G.阿丹斯（Edwin Griggs Adams, 1879-1959）舊藏， 1897年至二十世紀初購於中國，后家族傳承。
E.G.阿丹斯是近代在華重要外籍建築師與工程師。1879年8月23日生於紐約州蘭辛堡，就讀於特洛伊學院（Troy Academy），1891年畢業於倫斯勒理工學院（Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute），獲土木工程學位。早年任職於賓州鋼鐵公司（Pennsylvania Steel Co.）與聯合橋樑公司（Union Bridge Co.），專注橋樑工程。
1897年受聘赴中國，任天津北洋大學土木工程教授，為該校創建初期僅有的兩位外籍教師之一。任職期間（1897–1900），積極推動近代工程教育，並參與多項重要建設，其中包括北京火車站的設計與建造，對中國近代建築與工程事業貢獻卓著。
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【名称】
清晚期 紅木雕花三鑲琥珀料如意及相冊三簿
【年代】
十九世纪晚期/二十世纪早期
【描述】
如意为传统形制，密布雕刻花卉、竹子、松树、鹤和鹿，边缘饰有回纹边框，底部浅浮雕对称卷草纹，上部镶嵌五块仿琥珀料。配有纸板和雕刻木座。附有埃德温·格里格斯·亚当斯整理的三本时期相册，其中包括他在华期间的家庭、朋友和同事的照片，以及中国北方的机构和西方建筑照片，包括北京主要火车站的建设照片，还有两份关于慈禧太后和光绪皇帝去世的印刷公告。
【品相】
如意头部下方有修复过的断裂，雕刻部分有零星的小缺损，底座磨损，丝绸部分有损失；底座的雕刻木材有损失和修复。相册有些污渍，页码松散，有零星的斑点，一些照片松动，少数丢失。每本相册尺寸：41.9 x 28 x 6.4 厘米。如意头部有旧修复痕迹。底座经过修复。