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Asian Art Auction

Thu, Apr 28, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 69

Pair of Chinese Huanghuali Official's Armchairs

Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Ming style, hardwood frame with rattan woven seats, metal strap decorative mounts at upper joints, stretcher bases, bands to feet, both with dark brown Jian Ding export wax seals which reads "Customs Permission", 45-1/4 x 24-1/8 x 18-3/4 in., 20 in. seat height

Provenance: Shing's Antique Gallery, Singapore, May 2002; Property of Boxwood Hall, Greenville, South Carolina

Condition

loss to brown color, whitish coloration at bases, wear to rattan consistent with age and use, patination to metal mounts

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