Pair of Antique Yoke-Back Armchairs antique-table Still functional as a cradle

Still functional as a cradle today

Cast in bronze with a verdigris finish

They make lovely ornaments either standing or hung wit the attached hook and can also be used to hold a tealight for atmospheric outdoor lighting

Each one is created with mortise and tenon joints

including one group performing a lion dance

Pair of Antique Yoke-Back Armchairs antique-table Still functional as a cradleShanxi, 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