A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI LAMPHANGER SIDE CHAIRS, DENGGUAYI, 17TH CENTURY

A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI LAMPHANGER SIDE CHAIRS, DENGGUAYI
17TH CENTURY
The shaped crestrail is raised on a curved backsplat and backward-curving rear posts which extend through the seat frame to form the rear legs. The mat seat is set in a rectangular frame above humpback stretchers and supported on legs of square section joined by stepped stretchers.
41 5/8 in. (105.6 cm) high, 19 ¾ in. (50.2 cm.) wide, 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm.) deep

Provenance

Christopher Cooke, London (according to label).
Christie’s New York, 16 September 1999, lot 73.

AN ENQUIRING EYE: PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE COLLECTOR