Pair of Elm Southern Official Chairs material-stone beautifully crafted lattice screen in

beautifully crafted lattice screen in warm elm finish is made up of four hinged panels

making them transportable for travelling and easy to store

and would once have been picked out in bright gold

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Pair of Elm Southern Official Chairs material-stone beautifully crafted lattice screen inShanxi, circa 1860 These handsome, dark wood chairs are from Shanxi province in a style referred to as 'Southern Official' chairs. The subtly curved 'S' shaped backrests feature a circular motif in relief carving with a 'f' character meaning 'rich' or 'wealthy' a symbol believed to bring prosperity to the owner of the chairs. Each chair also has scrolling dragons in relief carving at the corner of the headrail and side posts, which suggest they were