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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
~1151
A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIRS 美४私́珍藏
18TH CENTURY
清十Ջˠ紀ǎ黃花梨१椅ˏ對
Huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs can be found in numerous
39 in. (99.1 cm.) high, 26 in. (66 cm.) wide, 23q in. (59.7 cm.) deep Ϝ源
public and private collections, but few examples combine the elegant
年͠עՆ藏於紐☼ curving lines of the arms and attractive grain seen on the back splat.
$200,000-300,000
Woodblock print A pair of huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs of related proportions
from Jin Ping Mei, was sold at Christie’s New York, 24-25 March 2022, lot 1015. Another
PROVENANCE:
late Ming dynasty
Acquired in New York, prior to 2008. single huanghuali horseshoe-back armchair with a carved ruyi-head
晚明
Ǘ金瓶梅ǘ木 medallion on the splat, dated to the 17th century, was sold at Christie’s
חḛ畫 New York, 23-24 September 2021, lot 997.
