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A HUANGHUALI COMB-BACK CHAIR
Qing Dynasty
The chair of elegant form with arched humpback
top-rail supported on round posts extending to the
back legs flanking eight spindles, with a matching
series of five spindles on either side bracing the
rectangular arms, all supported on square legs, the
feet joined by stretchers and a shaped foot-rail with
a narrow apron.
90.2cm (35 1/2in) high x 53.3cm (21in) wide x
42cm (16 1/2in) deep

£10,000 - 15,000
CNY89,000 - 130,000

清 黃花梨梳背椅

The elegant form of the present lot, characterised
by a sequence of spindles forming the back and
handles of the chair, is a typical feature of a style
which appears to have originated in the Jiangnan
region, South China, during the later period of the
Qing dynasty.

Compare a related hongmu comb-back chair,
18th century, of very similar design constructed
with arched toprail and multiple spindles forming the
back and arms, in the Edward E. Sox Collection,
illustrated by R.H.Ellsworth, Chinese Hardwood
Furniture in Hawaiian Collections, Honolulu, 1982,
p.77, pl.61.

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A LARGE GILT-BRASS ‘QILIN’ INCENSE
BURNER AND COVER
Qing Dynasty
Cast in the form of a bulbous beast sturdily standing
foursquare, its head forming the hinged cover,
with protruding eyes, curled bushy mane, and an
open mouth revealing its tongue and sharp fangs,
surmounted by a single horn flanked by two long
ears, its body with a collar suspending a double
gourd and ornamental tassels.
50.5cm (19 7/8in) high.
£6,000 - 8,000
CNY54,000 - 71,000

清 銅鎏金甪端薰爐

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