Zitan (Rosewood) armchair and side table set with marble inlay, a waistband, and S-curved legs (Qing Dynasty)

This is a set of four armchairs and two side tables. The backs of the armchairs are divided into three panels, inset with marble inside each frame. The left and right panels are lower and narrower than the central panel. The back half of the armrests are also inset with marble, while the front half has upturned hooks at a level below the back half. The seats of the chairs are inset with woven rattan mats inside the frame. Beneath the seat, there is a waistband and an apron featuring openwork carvings of winding patterns and hook-shaped reliefs. The legs splay out into outward-turned horseshoe feet with supporting beads underneath. The top of the side table is inset with marble. Below that are a waistband and apron with openwork carvings of winding patterns and hook-shaped reliefs. The apron's upper and lower edges meet the raised lines on the outer edges of the legs. The legs are connected to the aprons with tenon shoulder joints. A panel sits just below the frame of the table top, between the four legs. Each of the table's outward-turned horseshoe feet has a supporting bead underneath.