Pair of Antique Yoke-Back Armchairs antique-table The carvings show scenes from

The carvings show scenes from nature such as birds or fish (the designs vary)

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

simple in style with two or three drawers

Each one is created with mortise and tenon joints

Pair of Antique Yoke-Back Armchairs antique-table The carvings show scenes fromShanxi, 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