QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI RECTANGULAR STOOLS
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm.) high, 22 1/2 in. (57.2 cm.) wide, 18 1/2 in. (47 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Two such huanghuali stools are illustrated by Wang Shixiang in Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture, Hong Kong, 1990, vol. II, p. 26, pls. A24 and A25. The legs of A24 are more attenuated and with a more subtle curve to those of the present stool. The legs of A25 have a more exaggerated curve and are supported by “giant arm braces”, giving the stool a somewhat more squat appearance. The present pair is more closely related to the second example.

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