A fine pair of black lacquer and gilt arm chairs, for a foreign…
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A fine pair of black lacquer and gilt arm chairs, for a foreign market, the central back panels and seat decorated with a theme of pagodas in mystical mountains by river landscapes, with continuous floral design to the arms and legs, 56 cm wide, 46 cm deep, 104 cm high. provenance: Purchased John Sparks, London, 1964

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  • Panels - Timber pieces, usually of well-figured wood either recessed or applied over the frames of doors and as decoration elsewhere in the carcase of cabinet furniture. The panels may take a variety of shapes rectangular, square, shield shape, oval, half-round or in the form of Egyptian pylons.
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