Pair of Qing Dynasty Huanghuali Southern Chinese rose Arm Chairs. Each beautifully proportioned with narrow crest rail supported on slender, gracefully tapered and curved rear posts flat splat, Adorned with Rose-shaped pierced motif, above the hard mat seat set within the beaded frame with rounded edges, the elegantly curved, slender arm rails supported on vertical posts and terminating in widely out swept front rails, all above plain aprons and spandrels, the whole supported on legs of rounded-square section joined by stepped stretchers and the footrest above a plain apron, the wood of attractive golden yellowish-brown tone with ghost face patina. The Huanghuali wood is dense and has been expertly polished to give a glinting sheen as the light hits the surface. Some grain structures may be likened to the shape of ghost faces.
Over all in EXCELLENT condition. Some stress of wear. Natural wood imperfection, wood joint mark, minor scratches and dents. Normal consider ages and wears.
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