The Property of the
KEDLESTON ESTATE TRUST
(Lots 212-217)
A PAIR OF ANGLO-INDIAN POLYCHROME-DECORATED CARVED IVORY OPEN ARMCHAIRS
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
細節
A PAIR OF ANGLO-INDIAN POLYCHROME-DECORATED CARVED IVORY OPEN ARMCHAIRS
Late 18th/early 19th Century
Decorated overall with stylised foliage, each with a curved splayed back centred by a pierced tablet with foliate trail patterns, above a narrower tablet with conforming decoration, one chair pierced, the other in low relief, one chair with foliage sprays to the sides, the other with stylised eagles on a branch, the downswept serpentine arms with lion-mask terminals with roaring mouths, on baluster supports decorated with lappeted and lotus-leaf bands, the split-caned seats upholstered in blue velvet faded to brown, with a purple and gold silk border, above a foliate frieze, on turned and tapering reeded legs decorated with further lappeted bands and paw feet, one chair inscribed in white paint on the underside of the amaranth seat-rail F. T. W. 11, the other F. T. W. 3, variations in scale and decoration, the eagle's branch missing on one chair, later blocks, part of one right-hand foot missing, some losses and overall cracking, minor restorations
One chair: 30½in. (77.5cm.) wide; 42½in. (108cm.) high; 29in. (74cm.) deep
The other 29in. (74cm.) wide; 42½in. (108cm.) high; 29in. (74cm.) deep (2)
Late 18th/early 19th Century
Decorated overall with stylised foliage, each with a curved splayed back centred by a pierced tablet with foliate trail patterns, above a narrower tablet with conforming decoration, one chair pierced, the other in low relief, one chair with foliage sprays to the sides, the other with stylised eagles on a branch, the downswept serpentine arms with lion-mask terminals with roaring mouths, on baluster supports decorated with lappeted and lotus-leaf bands, the split-caned seats upholstered in blue velvet faded to brown, with a purple and gold silk border, above a foliate frieze, on turned and tapering reeded legs decorated with further lappeted bands and paw feet, one chair inscribed in white paint on the underside of the amaranth seat-rail F. T. W. 11, the other F. T. W. 3, variations in scale and decoration, the eagle's branch missing on one chair, later blocks, part of one right-hand foot missing, some losses and overall cracking, minor restorations
One chair: 30½in. (77.5cm.) wide; 42½in. (108cm.) high; 29in. (74cm.) deep
The other 29in. (74cm.) wide; 42½in. (108cm.) high; 29in. (74cm.) deep (2)
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
Acquired in India by George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
Thence by descent at Kedleston