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HALSEY RALPH RICARDO (1854-1928)
A set of four open armchairs, designed for Sir Ernest Debenham, circa 1905
mahogany with rosewood, birch, mother-of-pearl and bone inlays, leather
each 35 ¾ high x 21 5/8 wide x 20 7/8 in. deep (91 x 55 x 53 cm.)
Provenance
Ernest Debenham, Debenham House, London, circa 1905;
Thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
J. Lever, Architect’s Designs for Furniture, London, 1982, pp. 95, 104, no. 85 for a drawing of the butterflies motif on the desk from the commission.
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