Asian Art - Marlborough
Description:
Armchair, China, backsplat carved and pierced with the shuangxi (double happiness) character, endless knots, lozenges, and coins, the top rail carved with a bat, openwork arms with scroll design, solid apron carved with ruyi motif, four legs joined by stretchers, 40 x 19 x 24 3/4 in.
Estimate $400-600
arms detached and glued back to chair, surface abrasions, loose joints, chips
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