A pair of walnut Southern Official Hat chairs, Qing dynasty, 19th century | 清十九世紀 黑桃木南官帽椅成對

Property from the Elvina and Gerard Hawthorn Collection

A pair of walnut Southern Official Hat chairs

Qing dynasty, 19th century

清十九世紀 黑桃木南官帽椅成對

each with round yokeback toprail supported on round stiles extending to the back legs, the bulging armrests supported on serpentine side posts and gooseneck front posts, the S-curved backsplat plain, the legs joined by stretchers and a footrest, the front legs with a shaped apron and apron head spandrels beneath the rectangular hard mat seat

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101 by 51.5 by 45 cm, 39¾ by 20¼ by 17¾ in.