Pair of Antique Yoke-Back Armchairs antique-table simple in style with two

simple in style with two or three drawers

Still functional as a cradle today

The fronts of the two upper drawers are set in moulded frames and fitted with simple brass ring handles

including one group performing a lion dance

Made from solid poplar wood

Pair of Antique Yoke-Back Armchairs antique-table simple in style with twoShanxi, circa 1860 This distinctive pair of chairs are in the classic 'Official's Hat' or 'Yoke Back' style, named after the shape of the toprails. The style is one of the earliest that developed in China, with examples seen in drawings from as early as the 6th century, and which continued to be made with very little change for centuries. These particular chairs are fairly austere, without any carved decoration other than the shaped aprons below each