Lot Essay
A similarly proportioned set of four huanghuali ‘southern official’s hat’ armchairs, carved with ruyi heads on the back splats, was sold at Christie’s New York, 20-21 March 2014, lot 2292.
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18TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI 'SOUTHERN OFFICIAL'S HAT' ARMCHAIRS
18TH CENTURY
Each chair has a straight crestrail raised on a plain back splat and curved rear posts above the arms, which are supported on the front posts. The mat seat is set in a rectangular frame above plain aprons and spandrels. The whole is raised on round-section legs joined by stepped stretchers and a foot rest at the front.
38 ½ in. (97.8 cm.) high, 22 ½ in. (57.2 cm.) wide, 20 3/8 in. (51.7 cm.) deep
18TH CENTURY
Each chair has a straight crestrail raised on a plain back splat and curved rear posts above the arms, which are supported on the front posts. The mat seat is set in a rectangular frame above plain aprons and spandrels. The whole is raised on round-section legs joined by stepped stretchers and a foot rest at the front.
38 ½ in. (97.8 cm.) high, 22 ½ in. (57.2 cm.) wide, 20 3/8 in. (51.7 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Collection of Dr. Frank E. (1897-1971) and Lillian (1907-1986) Whitacre, acquired between 1938-1939, and thence by descent within the family.
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Vicki Paloympis (潘薇琦)
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A similarly proportioned set of four huanghuali ‘southern official’s hat’ armchairs, carved with ruyi heads on the back splats, was sold at Christie’s New York, 20-21 March 2014, lot 2292.