20TH CENTURY, AFTER THE DESIGN BY GEORGE SMITH

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A REGENCY-STYLE EBONISED AND PARCEL-GILT COMMODE CHAIR
20TH CENTURY, AFTER THE DESIGN BY GEORGE SMITH
The tablet-shaped splat centred by a mask of Mercury above a balustrade, the double-caned arms terminating in carved panther head monopodia, with a hinged, caned seat and star-applied seat rails, decoration refreshed
36 in. (91.5 cm.) high; 25 in. (64 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

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Sale room notice

The second line should read, 20th century, after the design by George Smith.

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Lot Essay

The armchair corresponds to a design dated 1804 published in George Smith's A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1808, pl. 56 (see Margaret Jourdain, Regency Furniture, London, 1965, p. 20, pl. 56).

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