A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHAMBERHORSE

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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHAMBERHORSE
The carved back with shaped toprail above a pierced vertical splat and between turned uprights surmounted by ball finials, the seat covered in close-nailed brown leather, the upper section covered in black horsehair resting on a raised platform with retractable step and brass handle, on square legs
62¼ in. (158 cm.) high; 29¼ in. (74.5 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep

Lot Essay

A chamber horse dating from circa 1760 with an interlaced splat back is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (illustrated in R. Edwards, The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture, London, 1964, p. 174, fig. 1).

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