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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF A LADY
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A RARE PAIR OF HUANGHUALI 'OFFICIAL'S HAT' The form of the present pair of armchairs is often called 'four corner's-
ARMCHAIRS exposed', and is one of the earliest classic forms found in huanghuali
19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY furniture design. A number of variations on this type are known, including
those with rounded or cut-off squared members such as the present
The strongly curved crestrail is supported on curved rear posts and an
S-curved back splat, with outward curving arms supported on curved front pair, those with plain splats, and those with added decorative carving or
posts above the mat seat. The whole is raised on round-section legs joined embellishment.
by straight stretchers and a footrest at the front.
44Ω in. (113 cm.) high, 23æ (60.3 cm.) in. wide, 19 in. (48.3 cm.) deep (2) 清十九/二十世紀初 黃花梨四出頭官帽椅一對
來源:
$40,000-60,000
Robert and William Drummond, 紐約。
亞瑟‧M‧薩克勒珍藏, 紐約。
PROVENANCE:
Robert and William Drummond, New York. 於1974年得自上述藏家。
Arthur M. Sackler Collections, New York.
Acquired from the above in 1974.