17TH CENTURY

Examples of this popular style in huanghuali include the pair with carved ruyi-head panel on the flanged splat and interlocking tendrils on the shaped apron illustrated by Wang Shixiang, et al., Masterpieces from the Museum of Classical Chinese Furniture, Chicago and San Francisco, 1995, p. 56, no. 26, sold in these rooms, 19 September 1996, lot 99. Compare a set of four armchairs with uncarved apron and flanged splat and with arms continuing into the 'goose-neck' side posts, also illustrated by Wang Shixiang, et al., op. cit., p. 60, no. 28, sold in these rooms, 19 September 1996, lot 41. A pair with plain splat and well-carved interlocking tendrils on the shaped apron was sold in these rooms, 16 September 1998, lot 43.