Lot Essay
An armchair of comparable design is illustrated in H. Huth, Lacquer of the west, Chicago 1971, plate 172/173.
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CIRCA 1700, THE SPLAT LATER
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AN ANGLO-DUTCH WALNUT HIGHBACK ARMCHAIR
CIRCA 1700, THE SPLAT LATER
The pierced top carved with C-scrolls above a caned back flanked by turned pilasters, shaped outscrolling arms above a caned seat, on scrolling legs joined by a conforming stretcher
And an English walnut sidechair, circa 1700, with caned highback and seat, flanked by pilasters, on scrolling legs joined by stretchers (2)
CIRCA 1700, THE SPLAT LATER
The pierced top carved with C-scrolls above a caned back flanked by turned pilasters, shaped outscrolling arms above a caned seat, on scrolling legs joined by a conforming stretcher
And an English walnut sidechair, circa 1700, with caned highback and seat, flanked by pilasters, on scrolling legs joined by stretchers (2)
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