Lot 157. Two huanghuali rectangular corner-leg stools, Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century. The larger: 59.5 by 48.5 by 50 cm, 23 1/2  by 19 by 19 3/4  in. Estimate GBP 20,000 — 30,000. Lot sold 37,500 GBP (48,454 USD). Courtesy Sotheby's.

each with soft mat seat set in a rectangular framed top above a straight waist, supported on elegant square section legs terminating in hoof feet and joined by humpback stretchers.