Paire de fauteuils à dossier en fer à cheval en huanghuali, quanyi XVIIE-XVIIIE siècle

la traverse arrondie se prolongeant gracieusement vers les montants frontaux, soutenue par des montants latéraux en col de cygne et un dossier rectangulaire galbé sculpté d'un cartouche polylobé retenant un dragon stylisé flanqué de franges aux bords chantournés, les montants tubulaires traversant l'assise et se poursuivant vers les pieds, liés entre eux par des traverses en dos d'âne et un tablier à cuspide, les tenons agrémentés de montures en métal baitong (2)

Sotheby's New York, 26th November 1991, lot 458.

One chair is slightly higher and wider than the second chair. On both chairs the crest rail is made of 5 elements forming the arch and two more elements to the front that continue in one piece and form the front legs. On the crest rail of the larger chair there are two areas where the wood of the joined parts shows some repair along cracks. The back, side and front stretchers and footrest on both chairs may be later replacements (?). Otherwise wear consistent with age. There is a hole in the middle of the woven seat on the smaller chair.
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