LATE QING DYNASTY

Details

TWO BURL-INSET HONGMU THRONE CHAIRS
LATE QING DYNASTY
35 ½ in. (90.2 cm.) high, 43 ¾ in. (111.2 cm.) wide, 23 ½ in. (59.7 cm.) deep

Provenance

Aileen Chiang Pei (1912-2016) Collection, New York, by the 1950s.

Conditions of sale

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Lot Essay

The two burl-inset hongmu throne chairs are a near pair, distinguished by the carved confronting chilong and plain back on one and carved archaistic scrollwork and shaped panels on the second chair. A small zitan throne chair of related design and size was sold at Christie's New York, 1 February 2024, lot 14.

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