18TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI RECTANGULAR STOOLS
18TH CENTURY
Each single-panel top is set in a rectangular frame above plain aprons and spandrels. The whole is raised on round-section legs and joined by a stretcher at the front and back and pairs of stretchers at the sides.
18 in. (45.7 cm.) high, 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm.) wide, 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm.) deep

Provenance

Christie's New York, 2 December 1986, lot 400.
E & J Frankel, New York, 1 February 1987.

Special notice

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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Lot Essay

A pair of huanghuali rectangular stools of similar construction was sold at Christie’s New York, 18-19 March 2021, lot 823. Another pair of huanghuali rectangular stools, with splayed legs and plain apron and spandrels, is illustrated by Wang and Evarts in Masterpieces From the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, Chicago and San Francisco, 1995, p. 32, pl. 15.

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