623. A Chinese Ivory Figure of Su Mu, bearded standing male figure carved wearing voluminous robes and a cowl draped over his head, carrying a shepherd’s staff in one hand and a bunch of chrysanthemum sprigs in the other, height 9 3/4 in., wood stand, overall height 11 3/8 in. $2500/3500 Provenance: Dallas, TX Antiquarian. 624. A Pair of Antique Chinese Huanghuali Wood Square Stools, square frames enclosing flat panel tops above wide aprons with linked-ring struts supported on straight circular legs, mitered mortise and tenon construction; the underside retaining traces of clay and drill holes for soft-seat construction, height 20 1/2 in., width 23 1/2 in., depth 23 1/2 in. $10000/15000 Provenance: Estate of Irene S. Chandler (1916-2010), New Orleans, LA, acquired S.Y. Ma, Hong Kong, 1953-1954. Note: The present panel tops possibly replaced an original woven soft-seat construction. For closely related examples, see Ellsworth, Robert Hatfield. Chinese Furniture: Hardwood Examples of the Ming and Early Ch’ing Dynasties. pp. 199 and 203, and Ecke, Gustav. Chinese Domestic Furniture in Photographs and Measured Drawings. pp. 93-97.
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622. A Chinese Ivory Figure of Dongfang Shuo, bearded standing male figure carved wearing voluminous robes and a cap on his head with another cap strung over his back, carrying a gnarled dragon staff in one hand and cradling a large blossom in the other, height 10 in., wood stand, overall height 11 1/2 in. $2500/3500 Provenance: Dallas, TX Antiquarian.
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For a discussion on items acquired by Irene Chandler during her stay in Asia from 1953-1954, see: Nolan, Vera, “East Meets West in Home Decor”, Detroit Times, May 27, 1960. The article states: “Irene Chandler had no idea how deeply her love of the Far East would penetrate her spirit. Nor did she dream it would whet her appetite to such a degree for the fine furniture she acquired and later brought home.”