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׼ ර A RARE AND IMPORTANT HUANGHUALI YOKEBACK
͋ ڀ ARMCHAIR,
ૣ LATE MING DYNASTY

̬ elegantly constructed with a plain S-shaped splat that accentuates the figured pattern of huanghuali, crowned by a yoke with upturned
̈ rounded ends, the curved arms with shaped spandrels at the protruding ends, supported by S-shaped braces in the middle and posts
᎘ that continue through the seat rail forming the front and back legs, the legs joined by a footrail and stretchers of ascending heights,
with a cusped and beaded apron at the front and plain aprons on other sides
֜ 61.7 by 53.5 by h. 115.6 cm Ը๕j
PROVENANCE
స R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 12th June 1982. τܠჃdॲߒd1982ϋ6˜12˚
ಉ ◉ HK$ 3,000,000-5,000,000
US$ 383,000-640,000

156 I FOR COMPLETE CATALOGUING ༉းྡ፽ʫ࢙ሗᓭᚎ SOTHEBYS.COM/HK1292 THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE SIR JOSEPH HOTUNG I 157