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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN FAMILY 歐洲家族私人收藏
Lots 364-365
364 TP Y
A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK LOW Compare with a related zitan low horseshoe-back armchair, Ming
ARMCHAIRS dynasty, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated by Wang Shixiang,
Each with the sweeping crest rail terminating in outswept hooks above Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties,
shaped struts, forming an elegant curve above the curving back-splat, vol.II, Hong Kong, 1990, p.52, no.A83. The author claims that although
the rectangular frame above rectangular beaded apron and spandrels, the original usage for such a low chair is unknown, it may have been a
all supported by four square legs joined by stretchers. a sedan chair, or a special seat for a young member of the royal family.
Each 82cm (32 1/4in) high x 72cm (28 3/8in) wide x 64cm (25 1/4in)
deep. (2).

£6,000 - 8,000
CNY53,000 - 71,000
黃花梨圈椅一對

Provenance: a distinguished European private collection

來源：歐洲顯赫私人收藏

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