A Pair of Chinese Hong Mu, Incense Stands, 19th Century
清晚期紅木拐子龍紋香幾一對

19th Century

Of a rich, dark, very heavy timber, dark brown with reddish undertones, a deep luster, the square tops with inset panel, over a waisted skirt raised on squared legs, full scroll-carved inner spandrels, and inset square feet.

Height 37 in., 94 cm.; Width 15 1/4 in., 38.8 cm.; Depth 15 1/4 in., 38.8 cm.

Property from a Distinguished Pennsylvania Collection

This lot is located in New York.

Provenance:

Property from a Distinguished Pennsylvania Collection, acquired from Perry Trax, New Hope, Pennsylvania, circa 2001, as Hong Mu, circa 1860.

The owners of this collection were part-owners of an international company that carried them across the globe and frequently to China. It was during these journeys that their fascination with Chinese works of art first took hold, nurtured by encounters with objects that spoke to both artistry and heritage. Over the course of a single decade, between 1986 and 1996, they assembled the core of their collection—acquiring primarily from leading dealers in the United States, with select additions from Europe, Canada, and Hong Kong.

來源：

本品由某國際集團的家族後人委托。作爲經營者，委托方奔波四海，1986-1996年間頻繁往返中美，藏品中的書畫和珍玩在此期間購自美國、歐洲、加國和香港古董商。本品2001年左右購自賓夕法尼亞州New Hope市Perry Trax古董行。

The pair of substantial stands, nicely polished to the surface, both with soiling, minor wear and light scratches to surface, the first one with a few parallel faint surface cracks along wood grain as is typical, crack to edge of one corner of top; the other with scratches and abrasions to the top, also with a few water spots, a few fine cracks along grain on legs, two areas to the lower stretchers with chips, surface damages and some associated fill; slightly rocks on foot; feet possibly applied later.

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**A Pair of Chinese Hong Mu, Incense Stands, 19th Century
清晚期紅木拐子龍紋香幾一對**