Lot Essay
Compare with the pair of huanghuali horseshoeback armcahirs sold in these rooms, 16 September 1998, lot 43, with plain splats and apron carved with a slightly more elaborate intertwined tendril design.
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EARLY 17TH CENTURY
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A Huanghuali Horseshoeback Armchair, Quanyi
Early 17th Century
The generously proportioned, curving toprail made in five parts using half-lap pressure peg joints and terminating in a curved hook beyond the 'goose-neck' side and front corner posts, the unusually thick C-shaped backsplat plain, the back corner posts continuing through the frame of the soft mat seat to form the back legs, the front legs enclosing the cusped apron carved in relief with curling tendrils
40in. (101.6cm.) high, 24in. (62.2cm.) wide, 19in. (48.2cm.) deep
Early 17th Century
The generously proportioned, curving toprail made in five parts using half-lap pressure peg joints and terminating in a curved hook beyond the 'goose-neck' side and front corner posts, the unusually thick C-shaped backsplat plain, the back corner posts continuing through the frame of the soft mat seat to form the back legs, the front legs enclosing the cusped apron carved in relief with curling tendrils
40in. (101.6cm.) high, 24in. (62.2cm.) wide, 19in. (48.2cm.) deep