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Lot n° 16

CHINE DU SUD VERS 1900

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Two dark patinated wooden armchairs, with an openwork backrest of stylized shou character surrounded by bats with ribbons and sapphires, openwork armrests of stylized dragons in geometric patterns, the quadrangular seat resting on four curved legs. An embroidered silk cushion forms the seat. Dim. 78 x 59 x 50 cm (cushion wear) 中国南方 木座椅一对 Shown above: one of the chairs in the family of the current owner, in Hanoi in 1936.