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FOUR ‘HUANGHUALI’ AND
HARDWOOD LOWBACK
ARMCHAIRS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

each with a straight crestrail above a rectangular
bowed splat comprising three sections, the
upper and lower panels each with oval beaded
apertures, the central panel of well- gured
burlwood, the straight armrests continuing to
the front posts, the seat frame supported on
latticework aprons with vertical struts, the side
aprons of similar design, the legs joined by
stretchers and a footrest (4)
Height 34 in., 86.4 cm; Width 20¾ in., 52.7 cm;
Depth 16½ in., 42 cm

Ⴚ$ 40,000-60,000

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