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A hardwood folding horseshoe-back armchair Jiaoyi, 19th/20th…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
29-Oct-2014
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Description:
A hardwood folding horseshoe-back armchair Jiaoyi, 19th/20th century with rounded crestrail ending in outswept handrests supported by the curved extensions of the front legs, the curved back splat carved and pierced with a ruyi -shaped cartouche enclosing a coiled dragon and a rectangular panel of a qilin, the seat frame carved with two chilong and the whiplash curve of the front legs securing metal bamboo-form struts to the crestrail, with metal strapwork on the structural joins and on the footrest 108 cm high, 70.5 cm wide, 62 cm deep. Provenance: Sotheby's, Melbourne, 31st October 2012, lot 233
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Category:
Unclassified