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Asian Art | April 25, 2024

Thu, Apr 25, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 103

A Chinese Wedding Chair and a Pair of Child's Chairs

Estimate: $300 - $500

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

comprising: 19th century, red lacquered wedding chair, yoke back with carved panels of flowers, scrollwork, and figures, 34-1/2 x 16-1/4 x 13-1/4 in., seat height 16-1/2 in.; together with two reproduction diminutive horseshoe back armchairs, each with U-shaped crest rail with scrolled hand grips, with an S curved rectangular splat centering a medallion, with caned seat panels, 23-1/4 x 17 x 11 in., seat height 12 in.

Provenance: Shanghai Haikin Company, Hong Kong, 2001; Hampton Briggs Antiques, New York, 2002 (red lacquered chair); Private Collection, New York

Condition

scattered bumps and abrasions; red lacquered example with rubbing and losses to finish, possible loss to one carved cartouche, possible paint retouch; losses and deterioration to stained/lacquered surface

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Shanghai Haikin Company, Hong Kong, 2001; Hampton Briggs Antiques, New York, 2002 (red lacquered chair); Private Collection, New York