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A PAIR OF JICHIMU HORSESHOE-BACK FOLDING A LARGE HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIR
ARMCHAIRS, JIAOYI 18th/19th century
Early 20th century With elegantly curved top rail leading to armrests terminating in hook
Each chair with a rounded metal mounted crestrail ending in ends decorated with openwork foliage, supported on a curved splat
outswept handrests with a chilong in relief, the backsplat carved in divided in three panels with the top openworked with floral scroll and
relief with stylised ruyi-head at the top and a central archaistic qilin a shaped lower panel, flanked by four decorated spandrels, the hard
decoration, the seat front with a further pair of confronting chilong, seat supported on four bowed legs terminating in further scrolled
the foot rest with a pierced metal plaque. foliage, all connected by four stretchers.
102.5cm (40 3/8in) high x 60cm (23 5/8in) wide x 62.5cm (24 5/8in) 112cm (44in) high x 79cm (31 1/8in) wide x 56cm (22in) deep
deep (2).
£2,500 - 3,000
£4,000 - 6,000 HK$21,000 - 25,000
HK$34,000 - 51,000 CNY19,000 - 23,000
CNY31,000 - 46,000

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