This chair may have belonged to Chinese royalty. It’s probably not a throne, but, rather, a garden-parlor chair. Family tradition suggests it was possibly looted from the Summer Palace during the Boxer Uprising (Eight Power Invasion) of 1900 and brought to America. The owner is interested in returning it to its home. Any information, ideas or suggestions would be most welcome. Send to LeeFoxx1949@gmail.com. https://picasaweb.google.com/116512474184071531500/QingRoyalThrone