Three Chinese hardwood tall stands 香几三件 Late Qing to Republic period 晚清至民国

Comprising: A pair of stands with huamu-inset tops, over scrolled skirts, raised on legs of circular section, humpback stretchers at the base; and a single stand with elaborate scrollwork skirt, raised on square legs, humpback stretchers at the base.

(Pair H: 45 in.; W: 14 1/4 in.; D: 14 1/4 in.; single: H: 55 in.; W: 13 in.; D: 13 in.)

PROVENANCE:

Property formerly in the collection of Harry J. Haon II (1901-1989), thence by descent

Haon was employed by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, and was promoted in 1954 to the Foreign Relations Department as Manager of the European Office, London, England, until his retirement in 1962. Mr. Haon continued to live part-time in London into the late 1970s. It is believed that many of the Asian arts in his collection were acquired during this time in London.