A huanghuali and marble throne chair18th century
The stepped top rail above a central white marble panel flanked by two variegated 'dreamstone' panels all within moulded borders, the arms with white marble panels and fronted by a carved cloud-scroll feature, all over a solid seat replacing the original woven cane seat, the indented breakfront seat front over a similarly indented apron carved in relief with scroll designs, the sides aprons similarly carved, all supported on square-section supports with knees carved with cloud scroll in relief and joined with a indented breakfront stretcher, terminating with cloud-scroll carved details to the hoof feet.
90cm high, 82cm wide, 54.5cm deep注脚The current lot displays a subtle but distinctive sign of quality in the indented breakfront line of the seat front, apron and stretcher.

For a similar Middle Qing period throne chair displaying the same inward breakfront line of waist, apron and stretcher see; A Treasury of Ming & Qing Dynasty Palace Furniture, Forbidden City Publishing House, 2007, Fig. 56 pp81.