A VICTORIAN CUT-CRYSTAL THRONE CHAIR

Lot 22
01.07.2025 00:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 22 | A VICTORIAN CUT-CRYSTAL THRONE CHAIR
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£ 20 000 – 30 000
A VICTORIAN CUT-CRYSTAL THRONE CHAIR
ATTRIBUTED TO F. & C. OSLER, BIRMINGHAM, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, THE SIDE CHAIR LATER
The rectangular padded back, arms, and seat covered with later buttoned crimson velvet, the cresting with trefoils flanked by faceted finials above spiral stiles, the arms with short columnar supports, on tapering legs with spirally-fluted ball feet, replacements and restorations, together with a cut-crystal side chair
The throne chair: 54 in. (137 cm.) high; 50 ¾ in. (129 cm.) wide; 29 ½ in. (75 cm.) deep
The side chair: 50 in. (127 cm.) high; 18 ¾ in. (48 cm.) wide; 18 ½ in. (47.5 cm.) deep




Provenance

The throne chair: By tradition commissioned by an Indian Royal Family, circa 1880-90.
With Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd., 2014.
The side chair: With Essaaef Trading, 2016.



Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
D. Ahlawat, "Empire of Glass: F. & C. Osler in India, 1840-1930", Journal of Design History, vol. 21, Oxford, 2008.
J. Smith, Osler's Crystal for Royalty and Rajahs, London, 1991.
A. Jaffer, Made for Maharajas: A Design Diary of Princely India, London, 2006.
J. Spillman, “F.&C. Osler”, Corning Museum of Glass website, 16 January 2018.
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