Sale 3435
Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall
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3 June 2015
Price realised
HKD 1,960,000
Estimate
A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI ARMCHAIRS QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY Each chair is formed with arm rests in angular scroll-form. The upper backsplat is carved in shallow relief with chi dragons and the lower section is plain. The waisted chair is similarly carved with scroll-form aprons that are held together with two balusters on each side. The legs terminating in horse hoof feet. 37 3/8 in. (95 cm.) high, 21 1/8 in. (53.5 cm.) wide, 18 1/2 in. (47. cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong in the early 1990s
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