Lot 14 A tielimu two-drawer coffer

A tielimu two-drawer coffer

17th/18th century

EUR 3,000

€3,000 - €5,000

61.5x100x49.5 cm

The tabletop has been exposed to UV light, which has caused discoloration. Two square marks from stickers remain visible. The middle panel has a crack on the right-hand side. Overall, there are minor scratches and stains consistent with age and use. The frame of the table appears to be in good condition. No parts are missing. The legs show minor defects and some discoloration, consistent with the rest of the table.

The rectangular double-panel top, set within a mitred frame, is above two drawers and a single attractively grained horizontal floating panel. The whole is raised on gently tapering square-section legs joined by beaded and curled stretchers.
Tieli wood is often mistaken for jichimu, although it lacks jichimu's distinctive contrasting colors. Instead, tieli is characterized by a predominantly greyish-black hue and an open, coarse-grained texture. It was once plentiful in Guangdong, where its large timbers were widely used for bridge building and house construction, while the inhabitants of Hainan Island commonly burned it as firewood. Despite its abundance in the south, tieli was considered a rare and highly valued hardwood in northern China. Late Ming Dynasty texts praise it as an excellent material for furniture making. Furniture crafted from tieli typically has a substantial, robust appearance and is often left unadorned, featuring little or no carved decoration.
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【名称】
十七/十八世纪铁力木双屉箱
【年代】
十七/十八世纪
【描述】
长方形双面板顶面，镶嵌在斜接框架内，上方有两个抽屉和一个具有吸引力纹理的水平浮动面板。整个结构由逐渐收窄的方截面腿支撑，腿间连接有珠状和卷曲的横档。
铁力木常被误认为鸡翅木，但它缺乏鸡翅木特有的对比色。相反，铁力木主要呈灰黑色，并具有开放、粗犷的纹理。它曾经在广东非常丰富，其大木材广泛用于桥梁建设和房屋建造，海南岛居民常用其作为柴火。尽管在南方很常见，但在北方铁力木被视为稀有且价值很高的硬木。晚明文献称赞其为制作家具的优良材料。铁力木家具通常具有坚固、结实的外观，常常不加装饰或很少有雕刻装饰。
【品相】
桌面暴露在紫外线下，导致变色。两个贴纸留下的方形痕迹仍然可见。中间面板右侧有一条裂缝。总体而言，有一些轻微的划痕和污渍，符合其年代和使用情况。桌子框架状况良好。没有部件缺失。腿上有轻微缺陷和一些变色，与其他部分一致。