A huanghuali square stool, Fangdeng, 19th/20th century
Estimate $2,800 – $3,500
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE
the flush floating panel top within a mitred frame with moulded edge, supported on slightly splayed rounded corner legs joined by a shaped apron with beaded edge forming entwined foliate scrolls on each side, and extending down the legs to stretchers above the plain feet
48.5 cm high, 45 cm wide, 45 cm deep
- Lot Sold $8,000 (Hammer Price)
- $9,760 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Provenance
Tomlinson Antique House, Singapore, c 1993
This lot is sold with a Tomlinson Antique House certificate of antiquity describing this stool as huanghuali and dating it to the Qing dynasty
Compare with a square stool dated to the Qing dynasty, illustrated by Wang Xishiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture Vol II p.25, plate A21
Condition Report
A small gap in the join of the panel top to the frame on one side. Some slight blooming in the varnish on the top surface. Some infill to an uneven area on the inside of a base stretcher approx 10 cm. One leg with a natural defficiency on the base of the inside corner not visible on the exterior.Otherwise generally good condition
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Brett BallardSpecialist Australian & International ArtSydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard |
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Anthony HurlConsultant Arts & DesignAdelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hurl |
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Ann RobertsConsultant, Asian Art Arts & DesignMelbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts |
Geoffrey SmithChairman Australian & International Art |