Hardwood Horseshoe-Back Armchair with Openwork Foliate Scrolls
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A hardwood horseshoe-back armchair Quanyi, 19th/20th century with a rounded crestrail set on straight front and back posts flanked by shaped spandrels and tapering side posts, the out scrolled terminals carved with openwork foliate scrolls, the rectangular back splat enclosing a pierced foliate panel and flanked with similarly pierced spandrels, the rectangular seat supported on four slightly curved square section legs on cloud-scroll feet above a platform base, the wood of rich tones resembling Huanghuali 99 cm high, 75 cm wide, 74 cm deep
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Huanghuali Wood - Huanghuali is the most sought-after timber used in the construction of Chinese furniture because of its fine colour and grain.
During Ming and early Qing dynasties, most of the best furniture was made from huanghuali wood.
It is a member of the rosewood family and over time the surface mellows to a yellowish brown tone with the exposure to light.
In recent years, furniture made from huanghuali wood has increased exponentially in value.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- Chinese furniture, chairs
- Chinese furniture, timbers - huanghuali wood 159
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