Property from a Virginia Private collects ion
A pair of 'huanghuali' 'lamp-hanger' side chairs (Dengguayi), 17th century
Auction Closed
March 19, 05:41 PM GTNN
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
(2)
Height of the larger 41 in., 104.1 cm; Width 20⅜ in., 51.8 cm; Depth 17½ in., 44.4 cm
collects ion of O. Edmund and Mariann Clubb.
Sotheby’s New York, 16th September 1998, lot 110.
Chairs of this fine type are known to the cabinet makers of Beijing as dengguayi (‘lamp hanger chairs’) after the resemblance of their narrow back splats to bamboo lamp hangers. Such chairs served a similar function to stools, in that they could be easily moved around the domestic setting, but are considerably more comfortable to sit in thanks to the backrest. Compare the present chairs to a pair of huanghuali lamphanger side chairs sold at Christie's New York, 25th September 2020, lot 1651 for $437,500.