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A pair of huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs, Quanyi Qing…
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Sydney
Date:
24-Oct-2017
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Description:
A pair of huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs, Quanyi Qing dynasty, (2), each with a rounded crestrail composed of five joined members applied with four metal bands, and set on straight back posts centred with a plain rectangular S-form splat, supported by tapering curved side posts and recessed curved front posts with shaped flanges below the outscrolled handgrips, the hardwood seat within a mitred frame on four round section legs joined by beaded shaped aprons and four stretchers of ascending height, the wood with attractive grain and rich honey tones, (2), 99.5 cm high, 63 cm wide, 60 cm deep. Provenance. Tomlinson Antique House, Singapore, 4 March 1995. This lot is accompanied by a Tomlinson Antique House certificate of antiquity describing the chairs as huanghuali and dating them to the Qing dynasty. Compare with a single plain huanghuali armchair sold Sotheby's, New York, 19 September 2015, lot 928, see also a pair with mat seats dated to the 18th century from the Collection of The Reverend Richard Fabian, sold Sotheby's New York, 15 March 2016, lot 41, and another pair with mat seats dated to the late Ming dynasty, sold Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 6 April 2016, lot 117
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Category:
Oriental: Furniture