A huanghuali and hardwood Qing-style horseshoe-back armchair Quanyi, 19th/20th century

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, QUEENSLAND

with a rounded crestrail set on straight front and back posts, flanked by shaped beaded edge spandrels and tapering side posts, the out-scrolled terminals carved with openwork foliate scrolls, the rectangular back splat enclosing a pierced foliate panel and dragon cartouche and flanked with similarly pierced spandrels, the rectangular mat seat within a mitred frame supported on four slightly curved square section legs on cloud-scroll feet with pierced spandrels above a platform base
98 cm high, 57 cm wide, 64 cm deep

Compare with a zitan armchair dated to the early Qing dynasty in the Palace Museum Collection, illustrated by Wang Shixiang, Classic Chinese Furniture, p 102 and 103, pl 56.

• Lot Sold $6,000 (Hammer Price)
• $7,320 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Condition Report

Slight gaps in the mitred joins of the seat frame in the rear right corner and in the upper joins of the rear right leg. A small inserted piece over the corner of the rear right leg approx 7 cm. The reverse of the top rail with two filler repairs one now with approx 1cm partly missing. Otherwise generally good condition.

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Specialists
	Guy Cairnduff Head Arts & Design Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Guy Cairnduff		Geoffrey Smith Chairman Australian & International Art Melbourne  |  Sydney T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Geoffrey Smith
	Ann Roberts Specialist Consultant, Asian Art Arts & Design Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Ann Roberts		Anthony Hurl Specialist Consultant Arts & Design Adelaide T: +61 (0)8 7225 7836 E: Anthony Hur
	Brett Ballard Senior Specialist Australian & International Art Sydney T: +61 (0)2 9302 2402 E: Brett Ballard		Fiona Hayward Senior Specialist Australian & International Art Melbourne T: +61 (0)3 9508 9900 E: Fiona Hayward