A BAMBOO ARMCHAIR Early 19th century Of hexagonal form with a woven mat seat and openwork panels on the seatback, below the arms and the aprons, enclosing brocade, fan-shaped and geometric designs. 100cm (39 3/8in) high x 61cm (24in) wide x 47cm (18 1/2in) deep 注脚 To the European consumers a bamboo chair probably represented something from the mysterious East. The fancifully designed openwork panels on this example do not accord with traditionally more restrained Chinese taste in furniture, suggesting that the object was intended for the export market. See a similar example in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession no. W.453-1922. Also a pair of bamboo chairs in the Royal Collection Trust from the Royal Pavilion Brighton. Compare with a set of three chairs from the collection of Stanley J. Seeger, sold Sotheby's London, 5 March 2014, lot 354.