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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY, LOTS 196-197

An unusual pair of meditation chairs, Chanyi
19th/20th century

(2)

Estimate $7,000 – $9,000

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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, SYDNEY, LOTS 196-197

possibly huanghuali, the back an elegant plain frame, the slender arms supported at right angles on straight front posts, the large square seat above humpback stretchers with pillar-shaped struts, the legs of circular section with squared inner corners joined by the stepped stretcher frame and footrest

(2)
85 cm high, 77 cm wide, 77 cm deep

  • Lot Sold $6,500 (Hammer Price)
  • $7,930 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Literature

A prototype of this chair dated to the 17th century was sold Important Chinese Furniture, Formerly the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture Collection, Christie's, New York, 19 September 1996, lot 93
For a history of the meditation chair, see Wang Shixiang Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, p. 72

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Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design

AU0789  |  29 Jul 2014  |  Melbourne
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