Chinese elm horseshoe chair, in the Ming style with robust curved arms/rail, supported on angled slat back and three arm supports extending through the seat to a rail between the legs, secured by iron straps, the legs featuring single timbers cut & curved into their U-shape, with stretcher between the front.
Some Chinese characters visible underneath the seat.
Qing Dynasty, 19th century or earlier
Condition - good, with signs of old repairs, wear, some joints loose but secure & sittable. Surface with remains of a dark varnish mostly rubbed off to reveal pleasant honey-toned elm wood beneath.
91cm high, 61cm wide
Pieces like this are classed as 'Provincial', and belong to a group of furniture designs which developed in the Ming Dynasty - 16th century - and changed little in the following centuries when compared with the sophisticated 'city' made pieces. They are collected for their more rustic charms.
Color
Brown
Style
Asian
Material
Elm
Condition
Good
Dimensions (cm)
61.0W x 61.0D x 91.0H
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