Page 132 - 2019 September 13th Christie's New York Important Chinese Works of Art

PROPERTY FROM THE RUSTIC STUDIO COLLECTION
~876
A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE HUANGHUALI FOLDING
HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIR, JIAOYI
17TH CENTURY
The curved crestrail terminates in out-swept hooks and is supported on a
C-shaped splat carved with a ruyi-form medallion enclosing a stylized shou
(longevity) character and ftted with brass mounts. The arms are supported
by elegant curved supports reinforced with metal hardware that continue on
to form the front leg. The woven seat is joined by beaded horizontal members
carved with scrollwork above the round-section legs. The whole is supported
on legs joined at the mid-point with round pins and shaped brass hardware
above the long, horizontal feet. The legs are further joined by a foot rest with
brass hardware and triple-lozenge pattern at the center.
39æ in. (101 cm.) high, 27 in. (68.6 cm.) wide, 26Ω in. (67.3 cm.) deep
$1,000,000-1,500,000

PROVENANCE
Grace Wu Bruce, London.
Dr. S. Y. Yip Collection, Hong Kong, 1993.
Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong, 2000.
EXHIBITED
Grace Wu Bruce, The Grosvenor House Antiques Fair, London, 1993.
十七世紀 黃花梨圓後背交椅

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