CIRCA 1810-1815

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A PAIR OF RUSSIAN MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT ARMCHAIRS
CIRCA 1810-1815
The solid carved back with laurel leaves and rosettes with acanthus clad down-swept arms terminating in a large floral roundel, on sabre legs

Provenance

Possibly supplied to the Imperial collection for either the Alexander Palace or Pavlovsk Palace.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 6 June 1991, lot 206.
With H.M. Luther, New York.

Literature

A. Chenevière, Russian Furniture: The Golden Age 1780-1840, London, 1988, p. 199, no. 207.
G.-K. Loukomski, Mobilier & Décoration des Anciens Palais Impériaux Russes, Paris, 1928, pl. LXIV, no. 152.
Les demeures de Tsars: les palais des empereurs de toutes les Russies, Paris, 1929, pl. 20.

Special notice

Please note this lot will be moved to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services (CFASS in Red Hook, Brooklyn) at 5pm on the last day of the sale. Lots may not be collected during the day of their move to Christie’s Fine Art Storage Services. Please consult the Lot Collection Notice for collection information. This sheet is available from the Bidder Registration staff, Purchaser Payments or the Packing Desk and will be sent with your invoice.

Lot Essay

A set of nearly identical chairs were placed in the Marble Hall (also known as the Billiard Hall) and in the Salle de Portraits of Tsar Nicolas I at the Alexander Palace. At least one chair presently rests at Pavlovsk Palace (see A. Chenevière, Russian Furniture: The Golden Age 1780-1840, London, 1988, p. 199, no. 207).

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