A pair of vintage Chinese classical-style hardwood side chairs with S-shaped letticework high backrest decorated with simplified coiled-dragon (拐子龙) and the central splat carved with “magpie ascending the plum tree" motif (喜鹊登梅) symbolizing the arrival of auspiciousness and great fortune, waisted seat with ice-plate edges (冰盘沿) and horseshoe legs without stretchers, solid rosewood, well-balanced structure, overall covered with reddish-brown finish, good condition with minor wear, marks and joint gaps as result of use and age Acquired in Hong Kong in 1970s 17 in. wide, 17 in. deep, 16.5 in. high (seat), 38.1 in. high (overall)