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1301 A ‘HUANGHUALI’ MIRROR CASE
QING DYNASTY
A ‘HUANGHUALI’ AND HARDWOOD
CONTINUOUS YOKEBACK ARMCHAIR of square section, the lid lifting up to reveal a collapsible mirror
LATE QING DYNASTY stand inset with openwork panels of owers and stylized
tendrils, framing the central section carved in openwork with
the gently shaped crestrail, over a S-shaped splat, rounding a quatrefoil motif, the bottom of the stand with a lotus leaf-
to the back posts continuing through the seat frame to form shaped support for the mirror, above a dressing case set with
the straight back legs, the sinuous armrails supported on an three drawers, all raised on four hoof feet
S-shaped brace and straight front post continuing through Height 8 in., 20.3 cm; Width 10¾ in., 27.3 cm;
the frame to form the front legs, the hard wood seat set within Depth 10¾ in., 27.3 cm
a frame, the square section legs joined by plain spandrels, a PROVENANCE
footrail, side and back stretchers Collection of Jane and Markus Chaplain.
Height 39¾ in., 101 cm; Width 22⅛ in., 56.2 cm; Ⴚ$ 4,000-6,000
Depth 18 in., 45.7 cm
PROVENANCE 㶭ġġġ湫剙㡐㉀䔲⺷掉冢
Pao & Moltke, Toronto.
Ⴚ$ 10,000-15,000 1301

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1302 PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN PRIVATE COLLECTOR

130 SOTHEBY’S A ‘HUANGHUALI’ SEDAN CHAIR DOCUMENT
BOX
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

the cover with a long rectangular single board top, the shallow
sides with beaded edge, opening to the conforming box set
with a removable shallow tray between two small covered
compartments with cloud-shaped brass corner mounts
and a rectangular brass lock plate and cloud-form hasp and
reinforced strap metal mounts to the sides
Height 5¾ in., 14.6 cm; Width 31⅜ in., 79.7 cm;
Depth 7½ in., 19.1 cm
Ⴚ$ 12,000-15,000

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