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A huanghuali folding stool, Jiaoyi, 19th/20th century the two…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
27-Oct-2015
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Description:
A huanghuali folding stool, Jiaoyi, 19th/20th century the two halves of the frame of the rectangular slatted seat folding down when the hinged 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, 51 cm high, 60 cm wide, 55 cm deep. Provenance, Tomlinson Antique House, Singapore, c 1993, This lot is sold with a Tomlinson Antique House certificate of antiquity describing this stool as huanghuali and dating it to the Qing dynasty., Compare with a huanghuali stool dated to the 17th/18th century from the Piccus Collection sold at Christie's, New York, 18 September 1997, lot 29., 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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Category:
Oriental: Furniture