A REGENCY STYLE BLACK AND GILT PAINTED WINDOW BENCH

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A REGENCY STYLE BLACK AND GILT PAINTED WINDOW BENCH

The scrolled U-form seat upholstered in tufted gold silk damask, the frame mounted with flowerheads, on downscrolled foliate-carved legs and paw feet 27½in. (70cm.) high, 43in. (109cm.) long, 20in. (51cm.) deep

Lot Essay

This bench is based on a design by Morgan and Saunders illustrated in Ackermann's Repository of Arts, January 1809, p.54, pl.3 (reproduced in P. Agius, ed., Ackermann's Regency Furniture and Interiors, 1984, p.39, pl.I). An identical pair of Regency period benches was sold Christie's London, 6 July 1989, lot 24.