ID 820108
Lot 549 | A NORTH EUROPEAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED AND PARCEL-GILT MAHOGANY ARMCHAIR
Estimate value
$ 12 000 – 18 000
POSSIBLY RUSSIAN,‌ CIRCA 1825
The backrest in the form of a scallop shell centered by a smaller inverted gilt shell, the gilt arms in the form of hippocampi and foliage, the circular seat covered in fabric by Sabina Fay Braxton, on fluted tapering legs headed with flames, with printed and inscribed Ann and Gordon Getty Collection inventory label
33 in. (84 cm.) high, 24 in. (61 cm.) wide, 24 1/2 in. (62.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The Collection of Hon. Mrs. Reginald (Daisy) Fellowes.
By descent to her son, James R. Gladstone, Donnington Grove, Berkshire; sold Dreweatt Neate, Newbury, Berkshire, 1 May 1991, lot 164, where acquired by Carlton Hobbs.
Acquired from James Hepworth, London, by Ann and Gordon Getty in 1993.
Literature
‌Carlton Hobbs, Catalogue Number Three, 1992, no. 20.
Exhibited
Regency Exhibition, Royal Pavilion, Brighton, 1951.
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| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood |
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| Art style: | Neoclassicism, Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs |
| Medium: | Mahogany, Wood |
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| Art style: | Neoclassicism, Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Armchairs and chairs |
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