Hardwood Art Deco Chairs From Shanghai China - Set of 6

Description

This is a set of 6 chairs made for the dining room. The wood is Chinese black wood or suanji … more This is a set of 6 chairs made for the dining room. The wood is Chinese black wood or suanji the common name used by Southern Chinese. It belongs to the rosewood group. The period is the 1920's where China became a republic, a time of modernization. This is a Chinese interpretation of modern chairs, still built in the same tongue and grove and other joinery. They were made in Shanghai during the art deco period. Shanghai was hailed as the Paris of the Far East, and the local craftsmen were up to the task of making trendy furniture in European style but still maintaining a bit of the orient. These furniture were intended to the newly constructed European mansions where the decor was modern.

Each of the six chairs have openwork design with small roundels of modern insets. The whole design has an art deco flair, but these pieces of round marble are uniquely Chinese. The seat is reversible, for the intent of having one side of the seat to be upholstered for more comfortable seating. The chair height is 16 inches. less