A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI
A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI
A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI
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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI

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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI
The sweeping crest rails terminate in out-swept hooks and are supported by the S-shaped splat carved at the center with two chilong enclosed in a ruyi head medallion. The mat seats are set within the rectangular frames above shaped, beaded aprons carved in front with a conjoined leafy scroll. The legs are joined by stepped stretchers and footrest above a plain apron.
41 ¼ in. (104.7 cm.) high, 29 in. (73.6 cm.) wide, 22 in. (55.9 cm.) deep
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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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Please note that the estimate of this lot should read $40,000-60,000, and that it is being offered without a date.

Lot Essay

For a discussion of this chair shape, see R.H. Ellsworth, Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch'ing Dynasty, New York, 1971, pp. 86-87, and Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 1990, pp. 43-45. Examples of this popular form in huanghuali include a pair with carved ruyi heads on the splats, illustrated by Wang Shixiang and Curtis Evarts in Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, Chicago and San Francisco, 1995, p. 56, no. 26, and later sold at Christie's New York, 19 September 1996, lot 99, and a pair carved with ruyi heads on the splats and mounted with metal hardware, formerly in the Lai Family Collection, and sold at Christie's New York, 17 September 2015, lot 901.

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