114.6×86.4×37.5 cm. 45 1/8×34×14 3/4 in.

The seat frame of each armchair is finished with rounded outer edges. The front member is bowed out to resemble a fan. The front member is bowed out to resemble a fan. The simple straight apron has a beaded edge to the rounded corners and is accented with a small pair of detached confronting dragons. Rounded legs continue up to the front-and back-posts to support the arms, and the continuous crestrail is secured by a central splat. The matted backsplat is divided in three registers, with a barbed ruyi-head motif carved above a rectangular panel of lozenge-woven matting, and a curvilinear short apron just before the seat. The foot-stretchers are set with separate metal liners.
Many of the woven or matted insets in the backsplats of these chairs have been replaced with blind panels at a later date, the back panels are buffed down and trimming strips are added to the back to mask the original weave-matting drill-holes.
The simplicity of the apron and the form of the backsplat suggest an early date for the present pair, and the shape of the seat is particularly unusual.
—摘自《洪氏所藏木器百圖》

Price estimate:
HKD: 1,800,000-2,800,000
USD: 231,400-359,900

Auction Result:
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