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PROPERTY FROM A CHICAGO PRIVATE COLLECTION
A ‘HONGMU’ ‘MOONGAZING’ ROCKING
CHAIR
LATE QING DYNASTY
the crestrail well-carved with a central scrolled headrest set
to either side with grape clusters in high relief and a small bird
delicately perched atop a small scroll, the elegantly arched
seat comprised of slender convex slats anked by sinuous
cylindrical arms over C-form legs, all terminating in fanciful
scrollwork
Height 35 in., 88.9 cm; Width 25 in., 63.5 cm; Depth 45 in.,
114.3 cm
PROVENANCE
Acquired in San Francisco in the mid-1980s.
Ⴚ$ 4,000-6,000
㶭㛓ġġġ䲭㛐㛃㚰㢭
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A ‘HUANGHUALI’ WRITING TABLE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the single board top set ush into the miter, mortise and
tenon frame of typical construction, the frame with beaded
edge above a row the three short drawers with brass pulls and
circular back plates, the sides with elded panels over beaded
spandreled aprons, all supported on square-section legs,
beaded along the inside edge ending in angular scrolled feet
Height 33½ in., 85.1 cm; Width 50⅞ in., 129.2 cm; Depth 16¼
in., 41.3 cm
Ⴚ$ 5,000-7,000
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