AN ANGLO-INDIAN POLYCHROME-DECORATED CARVED IVORY FOOTSTOOL

LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

細節
AN ANGLO-INDIAN POLYCHROME-DECORATED CARVED IVORY FOOTSTOOL
Late 18th/early 19th Century
The rectangular inset split-caned seat over-upholstered in blue velvet faded to brown, with a purple and gold silk border, the frame decorated with stylised foliage, the frieze with alternating red and blue flowers, on octagonal tapering legs with lion-paw feet, one inside octagonal section of one leg replaced, some losses and overall cracking
16½in. (42cm.) wide; 9in. (23cm.) high; 14in. (36cm.) deep
來源
By tradition Tipu Sultan (1750-1799), ruler of Mysore (see article by Dr. Amin Jaffer)
Acquired in India by George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
Thence by descent at Kedleston