Lot Essay
The carving of the architectural motifs is inspired by furniture made in Southern India, mainly the Madras School of Art. The chair form is of a standard type made especially in the Bombay Presidency.
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LATE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MADRAS
Details
A PAIR OF ANGLO-INDIAN HARDWOOD FOLDING CHAIRS
LATE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MADRAS
The caned back and seat with an intricately carved foliage cresting centred by a god within a temple above serpents on either sides, the scrolled arms, seat and legs with foliate carving, on animal head feet
52½ in. (133.5 cm.) high; 27¼ in. (69 cm.) wide; 36½ in. (92 cm.) deep (2)
LATE 19TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MADRAS
The caned back and seat with an intricately carved foliage cresting centred by a god within a temple above serpents on either sides, the scrolled arms, seat and legs with foliate carving, on animal head feet
52½ in. (133.5 cm.) high; 27¼ in. (69 cm.) wide; 36½ in. (92 cm.) deep (2)
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