Lot description
THIS IS A PREMIUM LOT. CLIENTS WHO WISH TO BID ON PREMIUM LOTS ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE THE PREMIUM LOT PRE-REGISTRATION 3 WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO THE SALE. the wide seat of generous proportions formed from four planks set in a floating panel, framed by an ornately carved three-stepped throne- back centred on a formal lotus head sprouting symmetrical European-styled acanthus leaves and attendant bloom on vines, the reverse side carved with archaistic scrolls suspending a beribboned chime, the side rails further heavily carved with lotus and acanthus leaves with the image mirrored on the exterior, all above a scallloped apron centred on a ruyi- head scroll branching off on either side following the contours of the edge of the apron, repeated on all four sides, the corners of the apron wrapped with an open flower head, each solid square-sectioned leg with beaded edges terminating in an angular ruyi head scroll on the corners, further supported on a stretcher, the wood of deep chestnut tone
