A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIRS, QUANYI, LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTYChina, 17th-18th century. Each with a sweeping crest rail terminating in outswept hooks above shaped stiles and forming an elegant curve above a back splat finely carved with a roundel containing a single character in relief, one with Bao (treasures) and the other with Fu (fortune).Provenance: Private collection in Munich, Germany, acquired in Northern Italy around 1998 and thence by descent in the same family.Condition: Good condition with wear, losses, gaps, natural age cracks, old fills, and possibly very minor replacements.Dimensions: Size 98.5 x 67.3 x 45.5 cmThe huanghuali seat set within a rectangular frame raised on rounded-square legs and with beaded, shaped aprons, carved with a small fruit. The legs are joined by stepped stretchers in the front and rounded-square bars to the sides.Auction result comparison: Compare with a related single chair at Christie's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art on 15-16 March 2015, lot 3288, sold for USD 100,000. Also compare with a pair of Huanghuali Horseshoe-Back 'Shou' Armchairs, late Ming Dynasty, 17th century, at Poly Auction in Hong Kong on December 2, 2020, lot 930, sold for HKD 2,250,000 (hammer price HKD 1,800,000).明末清初一對黃花梨圈椅中國,十七至十八世紀。圈板靠背板的下端浮雕圓形花紋,背板上分別雕刻著寳和富字。座面為硬席面,底棖為步步高趕棖。前腿和大邊間卷口牙子。一對扶手成“ S”形,美觀又十分罕見。 來源:慕尼黑私人收藏,大約在1998年購於意大利北部,自此保存在同一家族至今。 品相:狀況良好,有磨損,缺損,縫隙,自然裂縫,舊填料,可能有極少的部分更替過。 尺寸:98.5 x 67.3 x 45.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一張相似的座椅,售于紐約佳士得 Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art 拍場2015年3月15-16日,lot 3288,售價USD 100,000; 一對十七世紀黃花梨木馬蹄背 "壽 "字型扶手椅,售于香港保利拍賣行,2020年12月2日,lot 930, 售價HKD 2,250,000 (落槌價HKD 1,800,000).