A PAIR OF HUALI SPINDLE-BACK ARMCHAIRS, MEIGUIYI

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. FRANK STANTON

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A PAIR OF HUALI SPINDLE-BACK ARMCHAIRS, MEIGUIYI
LATE 18TH CENTURY

Each with a humpback toprail, supported on back posts of rounded section and extending to the back legs, the rectangular spindle back slightly curved, the stepped armrests enclosing conforming spindles, the legs joined by narrow beaded aprons, the footrest and stretchers 35½in. (90cm.) high, 21in. (53.4cm.) wide, 16½in. (42cm.) deep (2)

Lot Essay

Compare the hongmu example in the C. T. Loo Collection, Paris, illustrated by Ronald W. Longsdorf, "Chinese Bamboo Furniture: Its History and Influence on Hardwood Furniture Design", Orientations, January, 1994, p. 83, fig. 20