A pair of jichimu Southern official's hat armchairs 'nanguanmaoyi'

Description:

China, Qing dynasty
je/each 101,5 x 58 cm 44,5 cm
The top rail supported on corner posts flanking the elegantly curved splat, the arm rails supported on S-shaped struts and terminating in the curved front posts, all above the wood seat set within the rectangular frame, and curved aprons, the whole raised on legs of rounded-square section joined by stepped stretchers and the footrest with a plain, shaped apron.
North German private collection, acquired from Günter Venzke, Berlin, prior to 1990 - Minor traces of age