BADA Week: Exceptional Chinese Export Chairs sold to Art Institute of Chicago
BADA Week: Exceptional Chinese Export Chairs sold to Art Institute of Chicago
To celebrate BADA Week (13th – 17th November), Thomas Coulborn and Sons is delighted to announce the sale of an exceptional pair of 18th century Chinese Export Carved Padouk Side Chairs to The Art Institute of Chicago.
Made circa 1730 in padouk carved in low relief imitating English gesso work, they feature carved shell and foliate decoration and distinctive grotesque masks to the pad feet.