A pair of huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs, Quanyi, Qing Dynasty
(2)Estimate $15,000 – $20,000
each chair with five-segmented rounded crestrail set on straight back posts with beaded shaped flanges, centred with a slightly arched rectangular splat carved with a ruyi-shaped openwork cartouche of a qilin among flames below curling tendrils along the splat edges and further tendril motifs at the base, the tapering side posts and recessed front posts with shaped beaded flanges below the outscrolled hand grips, the soft mat seat within a mitred frame, the cylindrical legs joined by a beaded arch-shaped apron and four stepped stretchers, the wood of attractive honey tones
(2)
106.5 cm high, 67 cm wide, 60 cm deep
- Lot Sold $60,000 (Hammer Price)
- $73,200 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Condition Report
Each chair of consistent colour, with only very minimal wear in places. The soft mat seat of each chair in good order. Structurally sound.
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