A pair of hardwood yokeback armchairs Sichutouguanmaoyi, 20th century

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, QUEENSLAND

each with a gently curving crestrail with extended truncated ends, the S-shaped back splat carved with a lappet-shaped cartouche of foliate scrolls, the two rear posts extending to form the back legs, the outscrolled arms with tapering S-form centre stiles and front supports, the flush panelled rectangular seat within a mitred frame, the curved front apron with beaded edge extending to long flange brackets, the legs joined by four stretchers of ascending height, the footrest with plain arched apron

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119 cm high, 60 cm wide, 47 cm diameter

• Lot Sold $14,000 (Hammer Price)
• $17,080 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Dynasty Collections and Antiques, California, 2013

Compare with a huanghuali armchair dated to the Ming dynasty, illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture Vo.11, p. 43, Fig A70

Condition Report

One chair - possible infill to the front left arm support. The lower part of the front right leg with a fine crack on the flange and the tips to both front legs repaired. Patches to rear right leg. Some areas of paler colour in the wood.

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