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CHRISTOPHER DRESSER, C.1875
Details
AN EBONISED OAK 'ELEPHANT' CHAIR
Christopher Dresser, c.1875
the shaped back with sloping armrests, above demi-lune seat, supported on three turned and carved supports, with incised geometric decoration
75cm. high
Christopher Dresser, c.1875
the shaped back with sloping armrests, above demi-lune seat, supported on three turned and carved supports, with incised geometric decoration
75cm. high
Provenance
Bushloe House, Leicester
Only three chairs and one table are known to exist from this suite.
This lot was previously sold for £25,850,00 in The Chair, Christie's King Street, 9th November, 2000, lot 19
Only three chairs and one table are known to exist from this suite.
This lot was previously sold for £25,850,00 in The Chair, Christie's King Street, 9th November, 2000, lot 19
Literature
Cf: J. Cooper, Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors, London, 1987, pl. 295 and illustrated in W. Halen, Christopher Dresser, Oxford, 1990, p. 71 pl. 57 (illustrated)
Widar Halen, Christopher Dresser, Oxford, 1990, p.71, pl.57
Widar Halen, Christopher Dresser, Oxford, 1990, p.71, pl.57
Special notice
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