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THE PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN COLLECTOR

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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI ‘SOUTHERN OFFICIAL’S HAT’ ARMCHAIRS, NANGUANMAOYI
17TH CENTURY

Each has a curved crest rail supported on curved rear posts and an S-shaped back splat. The
arm rails are supported on slender standing stiles that terminate in the front posts above the
mat seat, and beaded, cusped aprons and spandrels. The whole is raised on legs of round
section joined by a foot rest in the front and stepped stretchers at the sides and back.

41 in. (104.1 cm.) high, 22Ω in. (57.2 cm.) wide, 20Ω in. (52 cm.) deep (2)

$80,000-120,000

PROVENANCE

Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, mid-1990’s.

明末清初 黃花梨南官帽椅一對

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