A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI WAISTED RECTANGULAR CORNER-LEG STOOLS, CHANGFANGDENG
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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI WAISTED RECTANGULAR CORNER-LEG STOOLS, CHANGFANGDENG

17TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI WAISTED RECTANGULAR CORNER-LEG STOOLS, CHANGFANGDENG
17TH CENTURY
20 3⁄8 in. (51.7 cm.) high, 18 7⁄8 in. (47.9 cm.) wide, 16 1⁄8 in. (40.9 cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Nicholas Grindley, 1991
An American private collection
Sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 November 2012, lot 2007


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Lot Essay

Several examples of similar huanghuali stools dated to the 17th century are known, including a pair in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, illustrated by Robert D. Jacobsen and Nicholas Grindley in Classical Chinese Furniture, Minneapolis, 1999, pp. 38-39, no. 2. Another rectangular huanghuali stool dated to the Ming dynasty, from the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts, is illustrated by Wang Shixiang in Classic Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 1986, p. 61, no. 15.

This item is made of a type of Dalbergia wood which is subject to CITES export/import restrictions since 2 January 2017. This item can only be shipped to addresses within Hong Kong or collected from our Hong Kong saleroom and office unless a CITES re-export permit is granted. Please contact the department for further information.

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