Chinese Folding Side Chair

Mottled in leopard spots, this folding chair is unwilling to sit quietly in a corner.

This folding side chair is from Shanxi Province, China, and dates to the late 19th century. It is bamboo. Collectors generally weigh aesthetics, age, condition, design, origin and provenance when judging antique furniture, though the article argues that scarcity ends up with the greatest influence on value. Ribbed back panel tapers slightly toward the top, patterned in dark clouds over amber. The deep seat has a bowed front edge. Below, narrow splayed legs hold two stepped rungs, and the glossy surface catches the studio light. It is 15.75 inches long, 22 deep and 26.5 high.

Camouflage this loud was surely meant for the dinner table.