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IMPORTANT CHINESE ART INCLUDING THE COLLECTION OF DOROTHY TAPPER GOLDMAN                                                                                                                                   重要中४藝術暨高曼珍藏



          Property from the Collection of Dorothy Tapper Goldman
          ~900
          A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK                 高曼珍藏                                                               The horseshoe-back armchair is one of four types of Chinese chairs,
          ARMCHAIRS                                           十ˑ 十Ջˠ紀   黃花梨१椅ˏ對                                                  and is one of the most popular forms within Chinese furniture. The
          17TH-18TH CENTURY                                   Ϝ源                                                                 delicate, simple lines and graceful curve of the crestrail are what
                                                              Vallin Galleries,康涅Ṽ格州,1999年7月8日                                   give the horseshoe-back armchair its elegant appearance. A pair of
          Each 40q in. (102.9 cm.) high, 25º in. (64.1 cm.) wide, 21 in. (53.3 cm.) deep
                                                                                                                                 huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs, similarly decorated with a ruyi-
          $100,000-150,000                                                                                                       head medallion on the backsplat, and formerly in the Walter P. Rundle
                                                                                                                                 collection, New York, was sold at Christie’s New York, 24-25 March
          PROVENANCE:
          Vallin Galleries, Connecticut, 8 July 1999.                                                                            2022, lot 1992.


































































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