A Chinese carved hardwood and huamu armchair 硬木搭红木扶手椅一件 Late 19th/20th century 十九世纪晚至二十世纪 The back inset with three molded huamu panels over a reticulated panel, flanked by arms inset with similar huamu panels, over a rectangular seat with finely woven cane, later brocade inset cushion, the skirt carved with angular scrollwork on low relief, on square legs terminating in scroll feet, box stretcher. (H: 35 in.; W: 26 1/2 in.; D: 19 in.)Qty: (1)PROVENANCE: Property from the collection of Mr. Norman Potter, acquired prior to December 28, 1970 Thence by descent Footnote: NOTE: Norman Stanley Potter (1926–1970) was a collector with wide-ranging interests who developed an eye for classical arts and built a collection of Asian art, antiquities, and early European art. Born to Polish immigrants in New York City, Potter began his self-edification in the arts during his youth while exploring the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As a prominent mathematician and engineer, he participated in the Manhattan Project and later was a designer of complex defense systems. Together with his wife, the abstract artist Berne Potter, he was active in the art and antique worlds of New York and became friends with important gallerists and collectors, including Julius Carlebach and Melvin Gutman of Cole Galleries, Ltd., New York.