CHINA, EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI OFFICIAL’S HAT ARMCHAIRS, GUANMAOYI
CHINA, EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Each with stepped crest rail above the C-shaped splat and protruding beyond the back rails, the arms of attractively curved form supported on standing stiles and terminating in the front legs, all above the hard mat seat set within the rectangular frame above plain beaded aprons and spandrels, the legs joined by stretchers above plain shaped aprons
41 ½ in. (105.4 cm.) high, 23 in. (58.4 cm.) wide, 16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1971.

Literature

R. H. Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch'ing Dynasties, New York, 1971, p. 115, pls. 7 and 7a.
A. Juliano, “Robert H. Ellsworth Treasures the East,” Architectural Digest, October 1985, p. 102.

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Lot Essay

Official's hat armchairs with continuous arms and crestrails that extend beyond the stiles are the rarest among chairs of this type. Compare a taller (121.3 cm.) pair of almost identical design, and formerly from the Piccus Collection, sold at Christie's New York, 18 September 1997, lot 40.

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