• Fine Chinese Ceramics and Work auction at Christies

    Sale 12175

    Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art

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    16 September 2016

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    • A HUANGHUALI WAISTED DAY BED,
    • A HUANGHUALI WAISTED DAY BED,
    • A HUANGHUALI WAISTED DAY BED,
    • A HUANGHUALI WAISTED DAY BED,
    Lot 1203

    A HUANGHUALI WAISTED DAY BED, TA

    17TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    USD 269,000

    Estimate

    USD 250,000 - USD 350,000

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    A HUANGHUALI WAISTED DAY BED, TA
    17TH CENTURY
    The well-proportioned bed has a narrow waist, which supports a rectangular molded frame enclosing the hard mat seat. The bed is raised on sturdy beaded legs, terminating in hoof feet and joined by plain beaded aprons and humpback stretchers.
    21 5/8 in. (54.9 cm.) high, 75 ½ in. (191.7 cm.) wide, 24 ½ in. (62.2 cm.) deep

    Provenance

    Nicholas Grindley, Ltd., London, 1989.

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    Lot Essay

    Due to its simple design and light weight, the daybed was a versatile piece of furniture, easily suited for both indoor and outdoor purposes. Woodblock prints dating from the Ming dynasty often show scholars or ladies relaxing on daybeds in garden settings or along riverbanks. For uses of the daybed as indoor and outdoor seating during the Ming dynasty, refer to Wang et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, Chicago and San Francisco, 1995, p. 6. A related huanghuali daybed, of slightly larger proportions and with legs terminating in carved scroll-form feet is illustrated by R. H. Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch'ing Dynasties, New York, 1971, p. 146, no. 38.

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    PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

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