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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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A RARE HUANGHUALI FOLDING HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIR, JIAOYI
The elegantly rounded crestrail terminating in outswept handrests and supported by
gracefully curved extensions of the front legs inset with shaped spandrels and set into the
rectangular base stretchers, the front stretcher beneath a footrest mounted with a central
huangtong plaque of three conjoined lozenges, supported on short cabriole legs flanked by
shaped aprons, the elaborately carved splat carved with a ruyi-shaped medallion framing
confronted dragons, the front seat rail well carved with confronted chi dragons amid leafy
tendrils .
40¡ in. (102.5 cm.) high, 24æ in. (63 cm.) wide,
24¡ in. (62 cm.) deep
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-65,000
PROVENANCE
Collection of a Danish collector based in Singapore between 1950 and 1970, by repute
黃花梨交椅
來源
丹麥藏家，其曾於1950年至1970年間旅居於新加坡 （傳）
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