A hardwood armchair
19th or 20th century
The central splat with a rectangular cartouche carved in shallow relief with a central stylised lotus encircled by archaistic curvilinear motifs, above a further rectangular cartouche left plain; the apron with a lingzhi head above the straight legs. 89cm (35in) high
The central splat with a rectangular cartouche carved in shallow relief with a central stylised lotus encircled by archaistic curvilinear motifs, above a further rectangular cartouche left plain; the apron with a lingzhi head above the straight legs. 89cm (35in) high
Estimate:
£2,000 - 3,000
€2,400 - 3,500
HK$ 24,000 - 35,000
€2,400 - 3,500
HK$ 24,000 - 35,000
Footnotes
- Provenance: purchased by Lady Enid de Chair in China in June 1930 from a warehouse in Shanghai, whilst travelling back to the UK with her husband Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair, who had been serving as Governor of New South Wales.
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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