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A HUALI TWO-PART CABINET
The cabinet of rectangular form with
openwork doors and sides formed of three
tiers of vertical spindles separated by two
horizontal bands of open rectangles, the
interiors with two shelves, the lower section
with two drawers above a shelf supported
on short legs. 163cm (64 1/8in) high x 89cm
(35in) wide x 42cm (16 1/2in) deep (2).
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$32,000 - 53,000
CNY26,000 - 44,000
Compare with a similar hardwood cabinet
sold in our New Bond Street rooms, 16 May
2019, lot 274.

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A BAMBOO ARMCHAIR
Early 19th century
Of hexagonal form with a woven mat seat
and openwork panels on the seatback,
below the arms and the aprons, enclosing
brocade, fan-shaped and geometric designs.
100cm (39 3/8in) high x 61cm (24in) wide x
47cm (18 1/2in) deep

£1,000 - 1,500
HK$11,000 - 16,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000
To the European consumers a bamboo chair
probably represented something from the
mysterious East. The fancifully designed
openwork panels on this example do not
accord with traditionally more restrained
Chinese taste in furniture, suggesting that the
object was intended for the export market.

See a similar example in the Victoria and
Albert Museum, accession no. W.453-1922.
Also a pair of bamboo chairs in the Royal
Collection Trust from the Royal Pavilion
Brighton.
Compare with a set of three chairs from
the collection of Stanley J. Seeger, sold
Sotheby’s London, 5 March 2014, lot 354.

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