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174 TP Y
A HUANGHUALI CHILD’S WHEELCHAIR
20th century
With yokeback shaped crest rail above an
S-shaped splat and supported on curved
corner posts, with curved arm rails supported
on curved struts extending beyond the front
rails and connected by a horizontal stretcher,
the front legs terminating in an open worked
foot rest, the chair backed by a long pushing
handle, all supported on four wheels. 100cm
(39 3/8in) high x 71cm (28in) wide x 42cm
(16 1/2in) deep

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$17,000 - 25,000
CNY15,000 - 23,000 174

175 TP Y
A HONGMU ‘MOONGAZING’ CHAIR
19th/20th century
The shaped toprail above solid back
splat and seat, with swept arms and front
supports, the stretchers curving downwards
to form the rear supports 87cm (34 1/4in)
high

£1,000 - 1,500
HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY7,700 - 12,000

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176 TP
TWO HARDWOOD FOLDING CHAIRS
18th century
Each with a woven fibre seat above X-form
supports, the tallest chair with a strait toprail
and a roundel on the curved splat carved
with an image of a chilong, the smallest with
an ‘official’s hat’ top rail, above a curved
splat carved with a central mythical beast
roundel and a half-opened medallion at the
bottom.
The largest: 92.5cm (36 3/8in) high x 44.7cm
(17 5/8in) wide x 34cm (13 3/8in) deep (2).
£800 - 1,200
HK$6,800 - 10,000
CNY6,200 - 9,300
To be sold without reserve
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