Title
Pair of reclining chairs and a side table
Year/Period
20th century
Region
Collected in Singapore
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 82.0 x 61.0 x 169.0 cm,
Object size: 83.0 x 41.0 x 60.0 cm Please refer to individual parts.
Object size: 83.0 x 41.0 x 60.0 cm Please refer to individual parts.
Accession No.
2025-00059
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of the Khoo family in memory of Khoo Hock Choo and Doris Khoo
This set of furniture consists of a pair of reclining chairs and a side table. It belonged to well-known sharebroker Khoo Kay Hian (1885-1966) who had them at the entrance to the main dining room of his home at 23 St Martin’s Drive, Singapore. In 1921, he founded Kay Hian & Co., a share broking firm that was merged with United Overseas Bank Securities in 2000 to become UOB Kay Hian. When Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor) visited Singapore in 1922, Khoo Kay Hian served as the co-organiser of a miles-long lantern procession held in his honour .
