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A ZITAN SQUARE TABLE A RARE PAIR OF ZITAN HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIRS,
Raised on four legs supported by a stretcher, rising to a further railed QUANYI
stretcher below the top. 19th century
47cm (18 1/2in) high x 51.5cm (20 2/8in) square Each chair elegantly formed with a sweeping crest rail supported by
a curved pitch of the central backsplat decorated with a ruyi panel
£6,000 - 8,000 CNY58,000 - 77,000 enclosing a writhing dragon amidst clouds and waves, ending in
HK$71,000 - 94,000 outward flaring hooks above spandrels, the soft woven-bamboo seat
set within the rectangular frame, the curvilinear apron and spandrels
紫檀方桌 decorated with scrollwork, the legs joined by stepped stretchers and
a foot rest.
Each 101.5cm (41 3/8in) high (2).

£30,000 - 40,000 CNY290,000 - 390,000
HK$350,000 - 470,000

十九世紀 紫檀團龍紋圈椅 一對

In form and decoration the rare pair of chairs are a direct continuation
of the style set in the Ming dynasty. For a related huanghuali
horseshoe-back chair, with chilong ‘ruyi’ decoration and foliated
scroll on the apron, see G.Wu Bruce, Two Decades of Ming Furniture,
Beijing, 2011, p.91.

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