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A PAIR OF ROSEWOOD ‘DRAGON’ THRONES, QING DYNASTY

A PAIR OF ROSEWOOD ‘DRAGON’ THRONES, QING DYNASTY China, 1644-1912. Finely carved from rosewood, the thrones set with five panels on the interior enclosing ornate five-clawed dragons above the celestial diagram set within a key-fret frame, representative of the ‘Five Blessings’ (wufu) of old age (wealth, health, virtue, and a peaceful transition from this life to the next). The headrest terminating into a curved scrolling design. The seat with a floating panel above a waist section, the rectangular legs linked by stretchers surmounted by an apron carved with archaistic scrolling vines. Provenance: Valdemar’s Castle, Tåsinge, Denmark, previously in the Baron’s sleeping room (LS I 01). A private collection in Germany, acquired from the above. Valdemar’s Castle was commissioned in 1639 by King Christian IV and was intended as the home for his son Valdemar Christian, who died before the castle was completed. In 1677, Denmark’s great naval hero Admiral Niels Juel (1629-1697) was given the title to the castle and the land on Tåsinge after his victory over Sweden in the Battle of Køge. The estate was transferred to him as payment for the Swedish ships captured in the battle. Here, his family has remained for 12 generations and almost 350 years. The present owner, Baron Juel-Brockdorff, who is the 11th generation of the Juel family, took over his childhood home from his father in 1971 and resides in the castle with his wife and family. The family’s collection includes important paintings, furniture, weaponry, and porcelain from all over the world. Condition: Good condition with wear, manufacturing irregularities, natural flaws, small plugged knots, expected age cracks, and few small touchups. Dimensions: ca. 104.5 x 63 x 52.2 cm (each) Literature comparison: Compare a related single back panel chair similarly carved with five dragons, illustrated in Hu Desheng, A Treasury of Ming & Qing Dynasty Palace Furniture, vol. 1, Beijing, 2007, pl. 83. Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 15 June 2023, lot 73 Estimate: EUR 60,000 or approx. EUR 61,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A large ‘huanghuali’ ‘dragon’ meditation chair, Qing dynasty Expert remark: Compare the closely related form similarly carved with five dragons. Note the different cabriole legs. Note the size (101 x 103 x 73.5 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 7 April 2013, lot 3160 Price: HKD 500,000 or approx. EUR 77,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A carved walnut ‘dragon’ throne, Qing dynasty, 19th century Expert remark: Compare the related form albeit with a different headrest and wood.

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A PAIR OF ROSEWOOD ‘DRAGON’ THRONES, QING DYNASTY

Estimate 1 000 - 2 000 EUR
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