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PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A PAIR OF INSCRIBED AND METAL-
MOUNTED HONGMU ‘OFFICIAL’S
HAT’ ARMCHAIRS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

each with round yokeback toprail supported on slender
round stiles extending to the back legs, the bulging armrests
supported on serpentine side posts and ‘gooseneck’
front posts, the S-curved backsplat carved with the Tang
Dynasty poem Wangyue huaiyuan by Hang Jiuling, above the
rectangular seat set with soft mat, the feet joined by stretchers
and a footrest above humpback aprons, the front legs with a
humpback apron, floral etched white-metal mounts to both
ends of the top rail, front corner of the seat and top of the front
posts
(2)
117 by 61 by 46 cm, 46 by 24 by 18 in.
◉ W £ 30,000-50,000
HK$ 304,000-510,000 US$ 38,800-65,000

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