Lot Essay
Cf. For a similar type of chair, also originating from the Shandong province, see N. Berliner and S. Handler, Friends of the House, Peabody Essex Museum, pl.72, p.73.
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A pair of lacquered elmwood horseshoeback armchairs, quanyi
18th/19th Century
The characteristically shaped crestrail supported by rounded vertical struts, the backsplat carved with an openwork ruyi-head, recessed detachable hard cane seat, shaped apron, the legs joined at the bottom by stretchers, lacquered in black with red details
97 cm high (2)
18th/19th Century
The characteristically shaped crestrail supported by rounded vertical struts, the backsplat carved with an openwork ruyi-head, recessed detachable hard cane seat, shaped apron, the legs joined at the bottom by stretchers, lacquered in black with red details
97 cm high (2)