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PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A PAIR OF INSCRIBED AND METAL-MOUNTED
HONGMU ‘OFFICIAL’S HAT’ ARMCHAIRS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
each with round yokeback toprail supported on slender
round stiles extending to the back legs, the bulging armrests
supported on serpentine side posts and ‘gooseneck’
front posts, the S-curved backsplat carved with the Tang
Dynasty poem Wangyue huaiyuan by Hang Jiuling, above
the rectangular seat set with soft mat, the feet joined by
stretchers and a footrest above humpback aprons, the
front legs with a humpback apron, floral etched white-metal
mounts to both ends of the top rail, front corner of the seat
and top of the front posts
(2)
117 by 61 by 46 cm, 46 by 24 by 18 in.
◉ W £ 10,000-15,000
HK$ 103,000-154,000 US$ 13,100-19,700
清十九世紀 紅木題詩官帽椅一對
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PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
A LACQUERED JUMU HIGH YOKE-BACK
ARMCHAIR
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
with round yokeback toprail supported on slender round
stiles extending to the back legs, the bulging armrests
supported on serpentine side posts and ‘goose-neck’ front
posts, the S-curved backsplat above the rectangular seat
set with soft mat, the feet joined by stretchers and a footrest
above humpback aprons, the front legs with a humpback
apron
123 by 63 by 43 cm, 48½ by 24¾ by 17 in.

W £ 1,000-2,000
HK$ 10,300-20,600 US$ 1,350-2,650
清十九世紀 櫸木罩漆高靠背官帽椅

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