17TH-18TH CENTURY

One of four types of Chinese chairs, the horseshoe-back armchair is one of the most popular forms within Chinese furniture. The delicate, simple lines and graceful curve of the crestrail lend the horseshoe-back armchair its elegant appearance. A pair of huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs similarly decorated with a ruyi-head medallion carved with confronting chilong on the backsplat was sold at Christie’s New York, 23 September 2022, lot 796.