Lot 59 清乾隆　掐絲琺瑯夔龍拱壽紋冠架一對 | A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL HAT STANDS

清乾隆　掐絲琺瑯夔龍拱壽紋冠架一對 | A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL HAT STANDS

Qianlong

HKD 350,000

HKD 350000 - 500000

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Qianlong
Each with a cylindrical, compressed barrel-shaped base decorated with archaistic designs in coloured enamels, raised on gilt-bronze ruyi feet, the spreading lower section rising to a tapering stem and bulbous central section, modelled in the form of an archaic gu, beneath a broad trumpet-shaped neck decorated with floral scrolls, surmounted by a semi-hemispherical top decorated with stylised shou roundels, fitted box.
Each 31cm (12 1/4in) high. (3).
Footnotes
清乾隆　掐絲琺瑯夔龍拱壽紋冠架一對
Provenance:
Sotheby's Paris, 23 June 2016, lot 92
來源：
巴黎蘇富比，2016年6月23日，拍品編號92
Hat stands served a practical purpose within Qing interiors, providing a dedicated support for the elaborate headwear worn by members of the Court and officials. As hats were an important component of Qing dress and a visible indication of rank carrying delicate finials and feathers, they were carefully removed and placed on stands when not in use. Some more elaborate examples incorporated hollow or pierced sections for fragrant substances, allowing the hat to be perfumed with incense. By the Qianlong period, such utilitarian furnishings had become objects of considerable artistic refinement, executed in precious materials and often incorporating archaistic forms and auspicious decoration.
Compare with a related painted enamel hat stand of similar form, Qing dynasty, illustrated in , Beijing, 2007, p.119, no.185. See also a related cloisonné enamel hat stand, Mid-Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in , vol.4, Beijing, 2011, p.174, no.123.
冠架為清代宮廷及府邸日常生活中兼具實用功能之用品，專用於安放朝臣官員之華貴頂戴。由於冠帽乃清代服飾體制中之要器，頂端鑲有名貴頂珠與花翎，故歇息卸戴之際，須妥善置於冠架之上。部分工藝更為精巧者，器身鏤空以置香料，使帽冠得以受燻薰香。至乾隆時期，此類實用家具已演變為極具藝術造詣之陳設佳器，多採用名貴材質打造，並融入仿古造型與吉祥紋飾。
參閲一件形制相近之清代畫琺瑯冠架，收錄於《故宮經典：清宮生活圖典》，北京，2007年，頁119，圖版185。另可比較北京故宮博物院清宮舊藏一件相近之清中期掐絲琺瑯冠架，收錄於《故宮博物院藏品大系：琺瑯器編》，卷4，北京，2011年，頁174，圖版123。