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Chinese Elm Audience Chair, c. 1850
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Chinese audience chair in the Ming Dynasty taste. The chair is made from Northern Chinese Elm with traces of original black lacquer throughout. The chair has a frame and panel seat with turned back rails which resolve into a splayed and yoke carved crest rail. The frame and panel central splat is morticed to the back seat rail with a pierced carved rectangular element, and the seat is mounted on the sides and back with a bracketed apron. The front legs, under the seat, has a hump back rail with two vertical carved elements morticed into the seat. The turned legs are joined by a boxed stretcher with the thicker front stretcher functioning as a foot rest.
China, mid-1800s.
- Dimensions:Height: 38.75 in (98.43 cm)Width: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)Depth: 15.75 in (40.01 cm)Seat Height: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)
- Style:Ming (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1800
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Chair is in excellent original condition. Traces of original black lacquer. Wear commensurate with age and use.
- Seller Location:Kenilworth, IL
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