Chinese Reclining Chair with Bamboo Slats

A slatted recliner with a sliding footrest and a very relaxed attitude.

This reclining chair with bamboo slats is from China, and dates to the late 19th century. Once China slowly opened to visiting diplomats and businessmen, a trickle of antique furniture leaving the country became a flood that lasted through the 1980s, the 1990s and into the early 2000s. Reclining chair with a slatted back set on an angled frame, curved top armrests, and a pull-out slatted footrest at the front. The frame is dark brown with lighter, warm-toned rails, and a lattice-style lower frame braces the base. It is 43 inches long, 24 deep and 23.75 high.

Engineered for leisure long before anyone said so.