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A PAIR OF ‘HUANGHUALI’ 清十七世紀 黃花梨圈椅成對
HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIRS
QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY 來源：
樂成行，香港，1987年
each constructed with a horseshoe-shaped arm
resting on two back stiles, centred with a back
splat carved with a ruyi motif, flanked by cusped
upper edges, the arms supported on each side
with an elongated S-shaped brace and a post,
each post decorated with a shaped spandrel, the
seat with a cane surface enclosed by a frame
gently curving inward and ending in a narrow flat
band, above a beaded-edged cusped spandrelled
apron carved with scrolling tendrils, the sides
and back with plain straight aprons, all above
stretchers joining the side and back legs near
the feet and a shaped footrest at the front atop a
plain straight apron
98.5 by 66 by 57 and 98.8 by 66.8 by 58 cm, 38¾
by 26 by 22¾ and 38⅞ by 26¼ by 22¾ in.

PROVENANCE
C.L. Ma Antiques, Hong Kong, 1987.

◉ HK$ 3,000,000-4,000,000
US$ 384,000-515,000

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