QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

A similar pair of spotted bamboo horseshoeback armchairs was sold at Christie's New York, 16 September 1999, lot 118.
For an interesting discussion on bamboo and hardwood furniture, refer to R. W. Longsdorf, 'Chinese Bamboo Furniture, Its Influence on Hardwood Furniture Design', Orientations, January 1994, pp. 76-83, where the author discusses the features of bamboo furniture carried over to hardwood forms, such as rounded members, wrap-around stretchers, stacked stretchers and the use of closely-placed vertical struts.