Asian Art I - 17th May 2016
Lot 38
A PAIR OF CHINESE HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACKED ARMCHAIRS
Estimate £30,000 - £40,000
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Description
A PAIR OF CHINESE HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACKED ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI
QING DYNASTY
Each with a curved toprail terminating in an outward-turning serpentine hook to each side and supported by shaped spandrels, mounted with six silver metal supports decorated with scrolls, the central splat with a ruyi-shaped cartouche carved in shallow relief with two sinuous dragons, the rectangular frame with a woven mat seat, the legs joined by stepped stretchers and an arching apron embellished with intertwining leaf scrolls, 100cm x 61.8cm x 47cm. (2)
Provenance: a European private collection.