拍品 126
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明末 / 清初 黃花梨升降式燈臺一對

估價
2,800,000 - 4,800,000 HKD
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描述

  • huanghuali (Dalbergia odorifera)
燈臺下部採用座屏風的造型,左右雕卷草紋墩木上植立柱,前後用鎪三簇卷雲紋伴日站牙抵夾,柱間施橫棖二道,嵌裝透雕雲紋縧環板。其下安卷草紋披水牙子。兩根立柱頂端和羅鍋形的橫樑相連,其下還有同樣是羅鍋形橫棖一道。橫樑與橫棖均正中開圓孔,中插燈杆。燈杆下安橫木,成倒T 字形。橫木兩端納入兩根立柱內側的長槽中。故燈杆可上提或下落,隨意調整高度。橫木兩端安活動銅插銷,把插銷推入立柱長槽內在不同高度打鑿的孔洞,便能隨意固定燈杆的高度。燈杆上端安圓盤,上承蠟燭及燈籠,盤下有倒掛透雕螭龍紋牙四塊。

展覽

伍嘉恩,《楮檀室夢旅:攻玉山房藏明式黃花梨家具》,香港中文大學文物館,香港,1991年,編號56,頁142-143
《中國文物收藏》,亞洲文明博物館,新加坡,1997-99年
伍嘉恩,《嘉木堂呈獻攻玉山房黃花梨精選》,香港會議展覽中心,香港,2012年,頁26-27

出版

伍嘉恩,《明式家具二十年經眼錄》,北京,2010年,頁259
伍嘉恩,《明式家具經眼錄》,北京,2015年,頁265

Condition

General surface wear and insignificant bruises to the fragile extremities , as expected of Ming furniture preserved over the centuries in a domestic setting.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

拍品資料及來源

「成對燈臺,寥若晨星。」

明刊本《金瓶梅》「麗春院驚走王三官」一回插圖中的燈臺與現例頗相似。燈臺多成對,惟傳世年久,往往只存其一。故成對傳世實物異常罕見,屈指可數,非常珍貴。

前加州中國古典家具博物館舊藏一對螭龍紋燈臺,載錄於王世襄、袁荃猷,《明式家具萃珍》,美國中華藝文基金會,芝加哥、洛杉磯,1997年,編號84,頁176-177,現存明尼阿波利斯藝術博物館,並錄於 Robert D. Jacobsen 及 Nicholas Grindley,《Classical Chinese Furniture in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts [明尼阿波利斯藝術博物館藏中國古典家具]》,明尼阿波利斯,1999年,頁168-169。

安思遠舊藏且有一對例,錄於安思遠,《Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ching Dynasties [中國家具:明至清前期硬木例子]》,紐約,1971年,頁277,圖版142,近售於2015年3月18日在紐約佳士得,編號104。