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A MAGNIFICENT AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE
HUANGHUALI FOLDING HORSESHOE-BACK
ARMCHAIR, JIAOYI
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The curved crestrail terminates in out-swept hooks and is supported on a C-shaped single-
panel back splat carved in relief forming three registers. The centre is carved with a lively
qilin poised on rockwork looking over its shoulder at a flaming pearl, with a ruyi-form
openwork cartouche carved with a coiled chi-dragon above and carved foliage below, and
flanked by narrow shaped flanges fitted with brass mounts. The arms are supported by
elegant curved supports reinforced with metal hardware that continue on to form the front
leg. The woven seat is joined by beaded horizontal members carved with scrollwork and
confronted chi-dragons above the round-section legs. The whole is supported on legs joined
at the mid-point with round pins and shaped brass hardware above the long, horizontal feet.
The legs are further joined by a foot rest with brass hardware and triple-lozenge pattern at
the center.
42 in. (106.6 cm.) high; 29 in. (73.7 cm.) wide; 24 ½ in. (62.2 cm.) deep
HK$8,000,000-12,000,000 US$1,100,000-1,600,000
PROVENANCE
Scandinavian collection, circa 1910
Christie’s New York, 21 March 2002, lot 24
The Heveningham Hall Collection

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來源
北歐私人珍藏，1910 年代入藏
紐約佳士得，2002 年 3 月 21 日，拍品編號 24
赫維寧漢莊園珍藏

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