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A PAIR OF HONGMU AND BURLWOOD ARMCHAIRS A PAIR OF HARDWOOD COMB BACK CHAIRS
19th century 17th/18th century
Each of timber and tenon construction, the armrests and back formed The arm rails and backrest of open comb form, with shaped beaded
of angular, scrolling motifs, the back splat with two central burlwood aprons, standing on cylindrical corner legs, the seat frame and lower
inset panels, the seat supported by four corner legs terminating stretchers of double-tiered lobed construction.
in finely carved scrolling feet, the beaded apron with further, crisp, 85cm (33 1/2in) high x 43cm (17in) x 55.5cm (21 3/4in) (2).
shallow-relief scrolling motifs.
Each 76.5cm (30 1/8in) x 52.5cm (20 5/8in) x 38cm (15in) (2). £1,500 - 2,000
CNY14,000 - 18,000
£2,500 - 3,500 HK$16,000 - 22,000
CNY23,000 - 32,000
HK$27,000 - 38,000
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