十七世紀 黃花梨四出頭官帽椅

with an arched crest-rail joined to a wide S-curved rectangular splat, the stiles similarly curved, on a hard caned seat with elegantly out-scrolled arms above a beaded and shaped spandrel and a cusped and beaded apron, the legs joined to the frame by tapering dovetail housing joins surmounting long beaded mouldings, joined by four typically ascending stretchers from front to back rail, the underside with the original pair of transverse braces but built up for a hard matted seat

嘉木堂，香港

The chair is in good condition. The caned seat has ben reinforced with pins. The base of one foot with painted infill. A 2 x 1.5cm., repair to the underside of the right arm. There are minor dents along the arm rail and left side of the seat. There are minor scratches as consistent with age.
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