Pair of Hexagonal Armchairs, 'Nanguanmaoyi'

with straight top rail continuing down to a pair of straight arms pipe-joined to the frame, the central splat with an openwork ‘ruyi’ head and a scrolling base, all above a hard-mat seat, supported on four square section legs joined by stretchers (2)

Measurements:

height 92 cm

Provenance:

cf. for comparison 'The Palace Museum Collection: A Treasury of Ming & Qing Dynasty Palace Furniture', vol. 1, Beijing, 2007, p. 100, fig. 77.

• EStimate $5,000 - $7,000