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A PAIR OF ‘HUANGHUALI’ AND
HARDWOOD HORSESHOE-BACK
ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH
CENTURY
each with curving toprail sloping down to the arms supported
on serpentine side posts and terminating in a curved hook
beyond the corner posts set with shaped spandrels, the curved
backsplat carved with a shou character medallion, the back
corner posts continuing below the rectangular frame, with soft
mat seat, to the back legs joined by stepped stretchers and a
footrest, the front legs with a cusped arching apron
(2)
95.8 by 65,8 by 59 cm, 37¾ by 25¾ by 23¼ in.
PROVENANCE
Collection of John T. Irvine, purchased in China in the 1920s.
◉ W £ 10,000-15,000
HK$ 102,000-152,000 US$ 13,000-19,400
清十八/十九世紀 黃花梨配硬木圈椅一對
來源
Mr John T. Irvine, China c.1920.
蘇格蘭John Irving收藏, 於1921年購自中國
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