Lot 43
43
A PAIR OF FINE HUANGHUALI HORSESHOEBACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI

17TH CENTURY

Details
A PAIR OF FINE HUANGHUALI HORSESHOEBACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI
17th Century
The curving toprail extending beyond the 'goose-neck' side and front corner posts, above shaped spandrels and terminating in out-curved hooks, the backsplat with an elegant 'S' profile, the corner posts continuing through the mitred soft-mat seat frame to form the back legs, the front and side legs enclosing unusually detailed shaped aprons with beaded edge extending into a tendril design on the front face, the legs braced by stepped stretchers and footrest
39in. (100cm.) high, 26in. (66cm.) wide, 21in. (55cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Piccus Collection
Literature
Curtis Evarts, 'Classical Chinese Furniture in the Piccus Collection', JCCFS, Autumn 1992, p. 14, figs. 16 and 16a

Lot Essay

Compare the similar pair of chairs from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture sold in these rooms, 19 September 1996, lot 99, with similar aprons but without the additional carving over the mitres which make the present pair most unusual. The previous owners, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Piccus, bought the chairs separately, after recognizing the second as a pair to the first and confirming the match through this additional carved detail and the sequential splats.