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Auction House:Sotheby'sNumber of lots recorded:201
Sale Title:Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & DesignLots with images:196
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:150
Date:29-Jul-2014
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An unusual pair of meditation chairs, Chanyi, 19th/20th century, possibly 'huanghuali', the back an elegant plain frame, the slender arms supported at right angles on straight front posts, the large square seat above humpback stretchers with pillar-shaped struts, the legs of circular section with squared inner corners joined by the stepped stretcher frame and footrest, (2), 85 cm high, 77 cm wide, 77 cm deep. Literature: A prototype of this chair dated to the 17th century was sold 'Important Chinese…
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