A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI LAMPHANGER SIDE CHAIRS, DENGGUAYI

17TH CENTURY

Details

A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI LAMPHANGER SIDE CHAIRS, DENGGUAYI
17TH CENTURY
Each with stepped crest rail extending beyond the corner posts, above the gracefully curved splat and hard mat seat set within the rectangular frame, with shaped, beaded aprons and spandrels in the front, and plain aprons and spandrels on the sides and back, the whole supported on legs of rounded section joined by stepped stretchers and the footrest
43½ in. (110.5 cm.) high, 20½ in. (52 cm.) wide, 16¾ in. (42.6 cm.) deep (2)

Provenance

Vernay & Jussel, New York, late 1970s.
Nicholas Grindley.
Private collection, Paris, 1985-2009.

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Lot Essay

Compare a very similar huanghuali lamphanger side chair illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Connoisseurship of Chinese Furniture: Ming and Early Qing Dynasties, Hong Kong, 1990, p. 38, no. A56. See, also, a similar pair of huanghuali lamphanger side chairs, also dated to the 17th century, sold in these rooms, 26 March 2003, lot 138.

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