Lot #226 - A Pair Of Horseshoe-Back Chairs And A Table, 19th Century (4)
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Auction House:Sotheby's Australia
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Sale Name:Important Asian, Australian & European Decorative Arts & Furniture
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Sale Date:30 Oct 2012 ~ 6pm
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Lot #:226
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Lot Description:A Pair Of Horseshoe-Back Chairs And A Table, 19th Century (4)
each wide curved crestrail composed of five members and the rounded terminals with pierced foliate scrolls, set on straight back and front posts with shaped spandrels and curving side posts, the curved back splat divided by raised borders and pierced with a scrolling foliate cartouche and openwork spandrels, the rectangular seat above a short straight waist and convex shouldered apron with beaded edge continuing to the curved legs of square section terminating in ruyi scroll and pad feet below scrolled spandrels; the table en suite; together with a limited edition Ming Dynasty Furniture Appreciation by Wang Shi Xiang, September 1985, no 80/200, fitted wood box (4)
THE CHAIRS 75CM WIDE, 70CM DEEP AND 98.5CM HIGH; THE TABLE 51.5CM WIDE, 37CM DEEP, 77.5CM HIGH -
References:Compare with a chair illustrated by Wang Shi Xiang, Ming Dynasty Furniture Appreciation no. 56
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Estimate:A$3,000 - 5,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Furniture
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