CIRCA 1826, SIGNED BY D. SUTHERLAND

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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV MAHOGANY BERGERES
CIRCA 1826, SIGNED BY D. SUTHERLAND
Each with a curved padded back, arm-rests and seat covered in close-nailed blue velour, with scrolled arm-terminals, on turned tapering reeded legs with brass caps and castors, one inscribed in ink 'D Sutherland December 20/182(?)6' (2)

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Lot Essay

This type of Grecian-scrolled Bergere chair accompanied the fireside Grecian sofas that were introduced in the early 19th century, and was usually upholstered in leather appropriate for a library. These chairs, with their reeded and palm-flowered ornament, relate to the robust style of seat furniture illustrated in George Smith's Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Guide, 1826. Another chair, of this pattern, was sold anonymously, Christie's South Kensington, 25 November 1998, lot 195.

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