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Lot 1256
Pair of Chinese Blackwood Resting or "Moon Gazing" Chairs
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1900, carved hardwood frames with shaped crest rail having a beaded drop with floral carved and reticulated panel backs, long shaped arms with curved slat seat, shaped legs with stretcher base; one with old paper Chinese label remains to underside.

32 x 23 x 38 in.

From the Collection of Mr. C. S. Miller, Sr., Virginia

Previous owners were King Albert I and Leopold III of Belgium, according to invoice certificate of authenticity from Galerie Tamenne, Monte Carlo.

One chair with break and repair to front left leg at stretcher; the other chair with breaks and repairs to front legs near base; in stable and usable condition.

$800 - 1,200