A rare pair of huanghuali yokeback armchairs,  Late Ming dynasty 明末 黃花梨四出頭方材官帽椅一對 each elegantly constructed with a plain splat that accentuates the figured pattern of huanghuali, the sturdy yoke and curved arms terminating in square ends with shaped spandrels at the protruding ends, the armrest supported by gooseneck front posts that recede inward and with an S-shaped brace in the middle, the rear posts continue through the seat rail forming the back legs, the square-section legs joined by a footrail and stretchers of ascending heights and decorated with simple aprons, the timbre of a rich reddish-brown tone 59.5 by 48 by h. 108 cm