Two 'huanghuali' rectangular stools (Deng), Qing dynasty, 18th century | 清十八世紀 黃花梨有束腰羅鍋棖馬蹄足長方凳兩件

Two 'huanghuali' rectangular stools (Deng)

Qing dynasty, 18th century

清十八世紀 黃花梨有束腰羅鍋棖馬蹄足長方凳兩件

the frame of standard miter, mortise, and tenon construction, drilled for soft-seat construction, and supported by a pair of transverse braces underneath, the recessed waist above a plain straight apron mortised and tenoned into the square-section legs, joined by humpback stretchers and terminating in well-drawn hoof feet (2)

Height of 20 in., 50.8 cm; Width 21 in., 53.3 cm; Depth 15¾ in., 40 cm