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An Anglio-Indian metal-mounted sofa
- PROBABLY CIRCA 1920

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An Anglio-Indian metal-mounted sofa
PROBABLY CIRCA 1920
Price Realized
(Set Currency)
  • £4,935
  • ($7,274)
  • Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
    £3,000 - £5,000
  • ($4,422 - $7,370)

Sale Information

Sale 6288
The 19th Century Interior
25 May 2000
London, King Street





Lot Description

An Anglio-Indian metal-mounted sofa
Probably Circa 1920
The deeply-buttoned arched rectangular back with a frieze centred by a figure of Lord Shiva seated on his tiger, above a serpentine shaped seat, flanked to each side by a lion arm support, above a shaped apron, on cabriole legs with paw feet
64 in. (163 cm.) wide

Literature

Comparative literature:
Arts of India: 1550-1900, V&A Publications, London, 1990.