A pair of carved hardwood yokeback armchairs, Sichutou Guanmaoyi, Qing dynasty
(2)Estimate $8,000 – $12,000
possibly zitan, each with an elegantly scrolling crestrail terminating in rounded ends, joined to slender curved stiles and a broad S-curved rectangular splat flanked at the sides by shaped flanges and pierced and carved with a ruyi-shaped cartouche enclosing a coiled dragon above a pierced rectangular panel of a qilin, rocks and clouds, the serpentine outline arms with rounded ends supported on tapering stiles and curved front posts with shaped brackets, and with a hardwood seat recessed within the moulded frame above a shaped and beaded apron carved with foliate scrolls, all resting on cylindrical legs joined by four ascending stretchers
(2)
119 cm high, 68 cm wide, 52 cm deep
Condition Report
One chair - a small crack in the back splat from the top of the pierced cartouche approx 4cm long. Small gap in the join of the left side of the pierced rectangular panel. Some infill around joins. Patina worn around the base of the legs. Second chair - slight chip to the back edge of the seat panel. Some paler splatter marks to the right side of the seat. legs and apron. Some infill around joins. Patina worn around the base of the legs.
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