Lot #277 - A set of four hongmu 'dreamstone' marble-inset armchairs and a pair of side tables, 19th/20th century
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Auction House:Sotheby's Australia
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Sale Name:Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Design
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Sale Date:18 Jul 2018 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:277
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Lot Description:A set of four hongmu 'dreamstone' marble-inset armchairs and a pair of side tables, 19th/20th century
each chair with ruyi-shaped crestrail and straight back posts, joined by carved openwork fruiting branches, enclosing a circular 'dreamstone' marble plaque, two with an inscription in black and a red seal, the arms with similar fruiting branches, the hardwood seat above a short waist and shaped beaded apron extending to the angular cabriole legs terminating in animal mask scroll feet, the square tables en suite (6)
each chair 103.5 cm high, 61 cm wide, 45 cm deep; each table 77.5 cm high, 44 cm wide, 44 cm deep -
References:Compare with a set of four chairs sold Sotheby's, New York, 16 September 2017, lot 915
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Estimate:A$4,000 - 6,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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