A HARDWOOD FOLDING STOOL (JIAOYI), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
A HARDWOOD FOLDING STOOL (JIAOYI), QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURYEstimate $1,500 – $2,500
- Lot Sold $2,600 (Hammer Price)
- $3,120 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
the two halves of the frame of the rectangular slatted seat folding down when the hinged legs are uncrossed, a rectangular frame supporting the open stool tenoned into the underside of the central member and locking into the junction of the legs, the seat frame with beaded curvilinear sides carved with dragons, the two pairs of legs joined at the middle with metal hinges and terminating in square section base stretchers, the pivoted footrest with metal mounts, the wood of attractive tone resembling huanghuali
56CM WIDE, 49CM DEEP, 49.5CM HIGH
Compare with a huanghuali stool dated to the 17th/18th Century from the Piccus Collection sold at Christie's New York 18th September 1997, lot 29
A stool of this type from the Tianjin Museum of Art is illustrated by Wang Shixiang Classic Chinese Furniture pl. 32