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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
(LOTS 390-410)
A CHINESE HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE BACK ARMCHAIR
17TH CENTURY
Details
A CHINESE HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE BACK ARMCHAIR
17TH CENTURY
The generously proportioned, curved toprail made in five parts using half-lap pressure peg joints and terminating in a curved hook beyond the 'goose-neck' side and front corner posts, the unusually thick c-shaped backsplat plain, the back corner posts continuing through the frame of the soft mat seat to form the back legs, the front legs enclosing the cusped apron in carved relief with curling tendrils
17TH CENTURY
The generously proportioned, curved toprail made in five parts using half-lap pressure peg joints and terminating in a curved hook beyond the 'goose-neck' side and front corner posts, the unusually thick c-shaped backsplat plain, the back corner posts continuing through the frame of the soft mat seat to form the back legs, the front legs enclosing the cusped apron in carved relief with curling tendrils
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 16 September 1999, lot 102.