A RARE SET OF FOUR HUANGHUALI SQUARE STOOLS, FANGDENG

LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

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A RARE SET OF FOUR HUANGHUALI SQUARE STOOLS, FANGDENG
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
Each of the soft mat seats is enclosed in the square mitred frame supported at the corners by legs of square section joined by humpback stretchers.
19 1/4 in. (49 cm.) high, 17 3/4 in. (45 cm.) wide, 17 3/4 in. (45 cm.) deep (4)

Provenance

Acquired in Hong Kong in the early 1990s

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Lot Essay

The simpflicity of these sturdy stools is suited to a variety of settings. Varied examples exist with both soft and hard mat seats, with and without stretchers, and with and without carved surfaces. A pair of similar stools was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 November 2012, lot 2007. Two pairs of closely related huanghuali stools from the collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth were sold at Christie's New York, 18 March 2015, lots 130 and 168.

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