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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 晚清 紅木雕博古紋扶手椅四張及柞榛木有屜方几兩張

~ 206 來源
1991年購自香港黑洪祿
A SET OF FOUR HONGMU ARMCHAIRS AND TWO
ZHAZHENMU STANDS 此拍品與下一個拍品原屬一套。
LATE QING DYNASTY

Each chair has a tall back splat carved with two registers, each
enclosing a different treasure, framed by the openwork back and
side rails carved as archaistic scrolls. The wide rectangular seat is
above a beaded apron carved with scrollwork. The legs are of square
section and joined by stretchers. Each stand has top panels set
within the square frame above a broad waist enclosing a drawer, on
top of openwork aprons in the form of scrolls, all raised on square-
section feet joined by stretchers enclosing lattice of crackled ice
pattern.

Chair: 38Ω in. (98 cm.) high, 24 in. (61 cm.) long, (6)
20 in. (51 cm.) deep,
Stand: 30æ in. (78 cm.) high, 17º in. (44 cm.) long,
17æ in. (45 cm.) deep

HK$500,000-1,000,000 US$65,000-130,000

PROVENANCE

Acquired from Hei Hung-Lu, Hong Kong, 1991

This lot, together with the succeeding lot, were originally acquired
as one set.

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