Auction 159 Asian Art

126

A pair of Chinese hongmu armchairs


Estimate

1.000 - 1.500


Session

8 May 2026


Description

China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century

Of hongmu wood

The back splat with a pierced central panel depicting the shou character (longevity) surmounted by a bat and flanked by stylised ruyi sceptres

The arms with pierced side panels carved with stylised shou motifs

The shaped apron carved in low relief with scrolls

Raised on square-section legs joined by stretchers

(signs of use and minor faults)



中国,清代,十九世纪红木扶手椅一对,靠背中央透雕寿字纹,上饰蝙蝠,两侧配如意云纹,扶手板透雕变体寿字,束腰浮雕卷草纹,方材腿足以横枨相连。



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