A REGENCY STAINED BEECHWOOD METAMORPHIC ARMCHAIR
early 19th century
The curved crestrail carved with scrolls and husks, the downscrolled arms flanking the hinged caned seat enclosing four gilt-tooled green leather-lined treads, on sabre legs with brass feet and casters
Lot Essay
This chair is based on a design by Morgan and Saunders published in Ackermann's Repository of the Arts, 1811 (reproduced in P. Agius, ed., Ackermann's Regency Furniture and Interiors, 1984, pl. 29).