A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE HUANGHUALI FOLDING HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIR, JIAOYI 17TH CENTURY The curved crestrail terminates in out-swept hooks and is supported on a C-shaped splat carved with a ruyi -form medallion enclosing a stylized shou (longevity) character and fitted with brass mounts. The arms are supported by elegant curved supports reinforced with metal hardware that continue on to form the front leg. The woven seat is joined by beaded horizontal members carved with scrollwork above the round-section legs. The whole is supported on legs joined at the mid-point with round pins and shaped brass hardware above the long, horizontal feet. The legs are further joined by a foot rest with brass hardware and triple-lozenge pattern at the center. 39 ¾ in. (101 cm.) high, 27 in. (68.6 cm.) wide, 26 ½ in. (67.3 cm.) deep Provenance Grace Wu Bruce, London. Dr. S. Y. Yip Collection, Hong Kong, 1993. Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong, 2000.
A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE HUANGHUALI FOLDING HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIR, JIAOYI 17TH CENTURY The curved crestrail terminates in out-swept hooks and is supported on a C-shaped splat carved with a ruyi -form medallion enclosing a stylized shou (longevity) character and fitted with brass mounts. The arms are supported by elegant curved supports reinforced with metal hardware that continue on to form the front leg. The woven seat is joined by beaded horizontal members carved with scrollwork above the round-section legs. The whole is supported on legs joined at the mid-point with round pins and shaped brass hardware above the long, horizontal feet. The legs are further joined by a foot rest with brass hardware and triple-lozenge pattern at the center. 39 ¾ in. (101 cm.) high, 27 in. (68.6 cm.) wide, 26 ½ in. (67.3 cm.) deep Provenance Grace Wu Bruce, London. Dr. S. Y. Yip Collection, Hong Kong, 1993. Grace Wu Bruce, Hong Kong, 2000.
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