Pair of Elm Southern Official Chairs material-marble The outer frame is made

The outer frame is made from fir wood

figures or other traditional designs

but in every case the weathered

with improvements in breeding and through imports from Arabia and they became greatly revered

wider drawers below

Pair of Elm Southern Official Chairs material-marble The outer frame is madeShanxi, circa 1860 These handsome, dark wood chairs are from Shanxi province in a style referred to as 'Southern Official' chairs. The subtly curved 'S' shaped backrests feature a circular motif in relief carving with a 'f' character meaning 'rich' or 'wealthy' a symbol believed to bring prosperity to the owner of the chairs. Each chair also has scrolling dragons in relief carving at the corner of the headrail and side posts, which suggest they were