十七/十八世紀 黃花梨鑲大理石官帽椅一對

each with rounded toprail and backward projecting ends supported on round slender stiles and extending down to the back legs, the S-curved backsplat framing three panels, the top with openwork beaded ruyi, the middle inset with greyish-white marble suggestive of swirling clouds and misty landscapes, and the bottom section with beaded opening, the curved arms projecting beyond the front posts set back from the corners of the rectangular frame enclosing the mat seat, all above plain beaded apron and spandrels to the front and side, the legs joined by stretchers and a footrest with apron

1980年代末/1990年代初購自黑洪祿，香港

The pair of chairs are in good condition with the exception of a small repair to the openwork ruyi panels on both chairs, a repaired break across one marble panel, replaced hard matt seats, possibly replaced trimming strips, possibly replaced front spandrels to both, replaced apron to the footrail of both and minor surface scratches and wear commensurate with age.
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黃花梨官帽椅造型簡潔，賞心悅目，因形似明朝官員制帽得名，象徵權位，乃王公貴胄之座椅。十五世紀木匠名著《魯班經》記載，官帽椅構造精妙，乃中式家具建構精髓。

Craig Clunas敘述，此類椅多為成對，應與中式房間擺設追求對稱有關，見《Chinese Furniture》，倫敦，1988年，頁20。據明清木刻版畫記載，此類椅或置於飯廳，或於廳堂款客，亦見於文士書閣。一例可參見1616年版《金瓶梅》，畫中男子與正妻坐於官帽椅上用膳，眾小妾則坐凳上（出處同上，頁20）。

靠背鑲大理石之官帽椅甚為罕見，其中一例出自Tseng Riddell收藏，曾展於《風華再現：明清家具收藏展》，台北，1999年，頁83；另一對例靠背各嵌一對大理石板，圖載於安思遠，《One Hundred Examples from the Mimi and Raymond Hung Collection》，紐約，1996年，圖版11；另兩椅售於紐約蘇富比，先後為1991年11月16日，編號463以及1992年6月3日，編號340。