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A pair of huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs, Quanyi, Qing…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
24-Oct-2017
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Description:
A pair of huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs, Quanyi, Qing Dynasty, (2), each chair with five-segmented rounded crestrail set on straight back posts with beaded shaped flanges, centred with a slightly arched rectangular splat carved with a ruyi -shaped openwork cartouche of a qilin among flames below curling tendrils along the splat edges and further tendril motifs at the base, the tapering side posts and recessed front posts with shaped beaded flanges below the outscrolled hand grips, the soft mat seat within a mitred frame, the cylindrical legs joined by a beaded arch-shaped apron and four stepped stretchers, the wood of attractive honey tones, (2), 106.5 cm high, 67 cm wide, 60 cm deep. Compare with a similar huanghuali armchair dated to the Ming dynasty illustrated by Wang Shixiang Classic Chinese Furniture pl. no 55
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Category:
Oriental: Furniture