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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK P R O V E NAN C E :
ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI Ed Hardy, San Francisco
Ian and Susan Wilson Collection, San Francisco
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
E X H I B I T ED :
Each armchair is constructed with a sweeping crest rail terminating The Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst Köln, 2003–2018
in out-swept hooks above shaped spandrels. The elegantly curved
S-shaped back splat is carved with a central roundel flanked by Horseshoe-back armchairs of this type are among the most sought
scrolling brackets with beaded edges. The rear posts continue to after forms and are found in public and private collections. The major
form the back legs below the rectangular frame above shaped, beaded distinguishing feature, other than the form of these chairs, is the
aprons and spandrels. The legs are joined by stepped stretchers and a decorative carving found on the back splat and the apron. For
footrest above a shaped apron. discussions of this elegant form and decorative motifs of this type of
chair, see R.H. Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the
39 in. (99.1 cm) high, 26 in. (66 cm) wide, 28 in. (71.2 cm) deep (2) Ming and Early Ch’ing Dynasty, New York, 1971, pp. 86-87, and Wang
HK$1,200,000-1,800,000 US$160,000-230,000 Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing
Dynasties, Hong Kong, 1990, pp. 43-45.

This item is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which
is subject to CITES export/import restrictions since 2
January 2017. This item can only be shipped to addresses
within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong
saleroom and office unless a CITES re-export permit
is granted. Please contact the department for further
information.
本拍賣品由黃檀屬的木製造而成。從2017年1月2日起，所有
由黃檀屬的木製成的物品受CITES出入口管制。除非獲得
CITES再出口許可，此拍賣品只可運送至香港境內的地址或
從我們的香港拍賣場提取。請與專家部門聯繫以瞭解詳情。

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