CIRCA 1825

Details

A PAIR OF RUSSIAN MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS
CIRCA 1825
Each with tablet back, scrolled-carved arms and black fabric drop-in seat, on splayed legs with brass caps and castors
37½ in. (95 cm.) high; 24 in. (61 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep (2)

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Brought to you by

Anne Qaimmaqami

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

aqaimmaqami@christies.com +44 (0)20 7389 2332

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

This pair of mahogany armchairs is characteristic of St. Petersburg chair-making of the 1820s. Closely related examples were part of the furnishings of most of the Imperial palaces during this period, such as those in the Bedchamber of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna and study of Tsarevich Alexander at the Winter Palace, depicted in watercolour by Eduard Petrovich Hau (1807-'87) (E. Ducamp, ed., The Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, 1995, p. 138). A further closely related example is illustrated in G. Loukomski, Mobilier et Decoration des Anciens Palais Imperiaux Russes, Paris/Brussels, 1928, fig. 175.

More from Parisian Taste in London: A Private Collection and Furniture

View All