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916 FOUR ‘HONGMU’ MARBLE INSET
60 SOTHEBY’S ARMCHAIRS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

each with square-section members forming
the undulating crestrail and straight back posts
joined by well-carved openwork lingzhi enclosing
a circular marble plaque of ivory color, su used
with brown striations, the stepped and recessed
arms with further lingzhi motifs, the hardwood
seat supported on four angular cabriole legs
terminating in block feet (4)
Height 43 in., 109.2 cm; Width 28¼ in., 71.8 cm;
Depth 22⅛ in., 56.2 cm

Ⴚ$ 6,000-8,000

㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ䲭㛐德晽曰剅䲳搚⣏䎮䞛㈞
ㇳ㢭⚃ẞ

916

A PAIR OF ‘HONGMU’ TALL
STANDS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

of circular section, the top panel inset and black
lacquered, over a recessed waist carved with a
sti -leaf band, the ared and shaped apron with
an elegant peony meander in low relief extending
to the upper section of each of the ve angular
cabriole legs terminating in upturned leaf feet,
joined by a ring stretcher over ve low bracket
feet, glass tops (4)
Height 40 in., 101.6 cm; Diameter 19 in., 48.3 cm

Ⴚ$ 4,000-6,000

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楁ↈᶨ⮵