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A huanghuali folding stool,…
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Melbourne
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19-May-2024
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A huanghuali folding stool, Jiaoyi, 19th/20th century, the two halves of the frame of the rectangular slatted seat folding down when the hinged round section legs are uncrossed, a rectangular frame supporting the open stool tenoned into the underside of the central member and locking into the junction of the legs, the seat frame with beaded shaped edge carved with dragons, the two pairs of legs joined with metal hinges and terminating in square section base stretchers, the pivoted footrest with metal mounts, 48 cm high, 56 cm wide, 48.5 cm deep, Compare with a huanghuali stool dated to the 17th/18th century from the Piccus collection sold Christie's, New York, 18 September 1997, lot 29; and a stool sold Sotheby's, Melbourne, 27 October 2015, lot 61. See also a stool dated to the early Qing dynasty from the Tianjin Museum of Art illustrated by Wang Shixiang classic Chinese furniture, pl 3.
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