Asian Art I - 21st May 2014
Lot 31
A pair of Chinese hardwood side chairs 18th/19th century
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £2400
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Description
A pair of Chinese hardwood side chairs 18th/19th century, the central splats each with two marble panels, the seats with an inset rattan panel, supported by scrolling aprons within cylindrical legs joined by four stretchers, 93cm x 48cm x 40cm. (2)
Provenance: William Cleverley Alexander (1840-1916), Aubrey House, Aubrey Walk, Holland Park, London. Purchased from Dante Gabriel Rossetti, by repute.
Cf. Chinese Furniture, One Hundred Examples from the Mimi and Raymond Hung Collection, pp.62-3, where a comparable pair of chairs is illustrated.