A pair of huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs, quanyi Late Ming – early Qing dynasty | 明末至清初 黃花梨圈椅成對

A pair of huanghuali horseshoe-back armchairs, quanyi

Late Ming – early Qing dynasty

明末至清初 黃花梨圈椅成對

each with a curving crest rail terminating in outscrolled handgrips, supported by a gently curved S-shaped back splat flanked by shaped flanges and carved with a ruyi-shaped cartouche enclosing a pair of chilong, the mat seat set within a moulded frame, the legs joined by a beaded-edged cusped apron and connected to a footrest and stepped stretchers

seat area 60 by 46.7 cm, 

overall 69.8 by 46.7 by h. 98 cm