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901 For a discussion of this chair shape, see R.H.
A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE- Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples
BACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI of the Ming and Early Ch’ing Dynasty, New
York, 1971, pp. 86-7, and Wang Shixiang,
18TH CENTURY Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and
Early Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 1990, pp. 43-5.
The sweeping crest rails terminate in out-
Examples of this popular form in huanghuali
swept hooks and are supported by the include a pair with carved ruyi heads on the splats,
illustrated by Wang Shixiang and Curtis Evarts
C-shaped splat carved at the center with a in Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical
Chinese Furniture, Chicago and San Francisco,
ruyi head and S-shaped struts. The hard mat 1995, p. 56, no. 26, and later sold at Christie’s
New York, 19 September 1996, lot 99. A single
seats are set within the rectangular fames huanghuali horseshoe-back armchair, carved in
similar fashion, is illustrated by R.H. Ellsworth in
above shaped, beaded aprons carved in front Chinese Furniture: One Hundred Examples from
the Mimi and Raymond Hung Collection, New
with a conjoined leafy scroll, and plain York, 1996, pp. 68-9, no. 14, where it is dated to
the late Ming dynasty, ca. 1600-1650. See, also,
aprons and spandrels on the sides and back. the 17th century pair of huanghuali horseshoe-
back armchairs with carved splats sold at Christie’s
The legs are joined by stepped stretchers and New York, 20-21 March 2014, lot 2247.
footrest above a plain apron. 清十八世紀 黃花梨圈椅一對
38¿ in. (96.8 cm.) high, 23Ω in. (59.7 cm.)
wide, 18 in. (45.7 cm.) deep (2)
$80,000-120,000
PROVENANCE:
Property from the Lai Family Collection.
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