{"product_id":"antique-chinese-export-carved-hardwood-dragon-armchair-foo-dog-arms-late-19th-to-early-20th-century","title":"Antique Chinese Export Carved Hardwood Dragon Armchair | Foo Dog Arms | Late 19th to Early 20th Century","description":"\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" id=\"m_8282911345536965606AppleMailSignature\"\u003e A fully carved Chinese export hardwood armchair — dragon crest rail, foo dog arm terminals, carved apron and cabriole legs — late Qing period export production of exceptional ambition.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" id=\"m_8282911345536965606AppleMailSignature\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" id=\"m_8282911345536965606AppleMailSignature\"\u003eA Chinese export carved hardwood armchair of exceptional decorative ambition, dating to the late 19th to early 20th century. Every surface carries carved decoration — the crest rail, back splat, back stiles, arm supports, arm terminals, seat apron, and cabriole legs — in a consistent program of dragons, foo dogs, clouds, lotus, and wave scrollwork drawn from the Chinese imperial decorative tradition and adapted for the Western export market.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" id=\"m_8282911345536965606AppleMailSignature\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" id=\"m_8282911345536965606AppleMailSignature\"\u003eThe crest rail presents a fully three-dimensional dragon in high relief emerging from clouds and foliage. The central back splat is a pierced carved panel of dragon and cloud forms flanked by deeply undercut scrollwork on the back stiles. The arm terminals are carved foo dog heads fully executed in the round — individuated figural carvings that required considerable skill and that distinguish this chair from lesser examples where such details are only suggested. The shaped seat apron carries a continuous carved dragon and cloud program around its full perimeter. The carved cabriole legs terminate in ball feet on brass casters — the Western structural vocabulary combined with Chinese imperial ornament that defines the finest Chinese export furniture of the late Qing period.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" id=\"m_8282911345536965606AppleMailSignature\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" id=\"m_8282911345536965606AppleMailSignature\"\u003eThe hardwood is richly patinated in a deep reddish-brown tone consistent with Chinese rosewood or related dark hardwood used in quality export workshop production. No maker identified. A piece suited to a serious collection of Chinese decorative arts, an interior of genuine eclecticism, or any setting that requires an object of real sculptural presence and historical weight.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 30w 24d 19sh 30.5ah 44h\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: age appropriate wear, vintage finish worn, scuffs\/scratches, edge wear, discoloration, see photos.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShipping: FREE LOCAL PICKUP FROM 08610 NJ- SHIPPING cost is a PLACEHOLDER and varies based on location- blanketwrap shipping quotes can be provided - please send zip code BEFORE purchase for more information! Orders placed without prior discussion of shipping cost will be cancelled and refunded within 24 hrs as per customer\/seller agreement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"secondhand stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48278808920286,"sku":null,"price":1195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/2808\/7262\/files\/7D58DB35-711B-42AE-8E22-F0621EF30188.jpg?v=1779586417","url":"https:\/\/www.secondhandstoryshop.com\/products\/antique-chinese-export-carved-hardwood-dragon-armchair-foo-dog-arms-late-19th-to-early-20th-century","provider":"secondhand stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}