A Pair of Huanghuali Folding Stools

19TH CENTURY

清晚期黃花梨交杌一對
each rectangular seat of sectioned slats set within rails beaded with chilongs, set above two pairs of hinged circular sectioned legs crossing at the mid-point beneath a cross bar, braced with metal hardware to rectangular base stretchers, the front of which support a footrest with shaped aprons and mounted with double lozenge and ruyi-form hardware.

Height 19 3/8 x width 22 1/16 x depth 21 9/16 in., 49.2 x 56 x 54.7 cm.

Provenance:

Ex. Collection of Joseph Rondina (1927-2022), New York, New York.

Note:

For similar examples, please refer to Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Christie's New York, March 18, 2021, sale 19401 lot 749.

Each in overall good, complete and stable condition, light wear, scuff and marks consistent with age and use.

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Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art

A Pair of Huanghuali Folding Stools

Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art

A Pair of Huanghuali Folding Stools

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