Brown & Gold: Peranakan Furniture from the Late 19th Century to the Mid 20th Century |
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19th century apron base Benjamin Ngo Height birds in flight brown and gold cabriole legs carved openwork central panel chair Chua circa claw-on-ball feet clothes hanger corner curved ridge dragon heads drawers Dressing table Emerald Hill Road family Emerald Hill finials fireball flanked flower motif flowers and leaves flying phoenixes foliage fretwork mounted gilded gilt giltwood glass doors glass panes Handkerchief cupboard houses incised carving Johnson Tan Height Khoo Poh Neo late 19th century latticework leaf motif lion head Low family Emerald mirror frame openwork carving openwork crown ornate oval mirror Owner Benjamin Ngo Owner Johnson Owner Khoo Poh Owner Robert Owner Robert Tan Peranakan furniture pintu pagar pits plum blossoms Poh Neo Height Provenance The Low qi lin rare relief carving Robert Tan Height side vertical columns sideboard Singapore stands Straits Chinese swooping phoenixes symbolising three-pronged tails traditional two-door wardrobe unrestored unusual washstand well-carved Width of seat