A REGENCY ORMOLU-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD TUB ARMCHAIR

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A REGENCY ORMOLU-MOUNTED ROSEWOOD TUB ARMCHAIR
early 19th century
The outcurving solid crestrail over a padded back and seat upholstered in beige velvet, the downscrolled arms mounted with cast flowerheads, above a panelled seatrail centered by a cast flowerhead flanked by berried leaf branches, on square panelled splayed legs headed by cast anthemia and rock-cast feet and casters, bearing a printed paper label 'EDWARDS AND ROBERTS/UPHOLSTERY WAREHOUSES/WARDOUR SREET/LONDON'

Lot Essay

The firm of Edwards and Roberts was established in 1845 and grew throughout the following decades until by the 1890's they occupied numerous premises in and around Wardour Street. They became known primarily for their very high quality reproductions of eighteenth century pieces, but they are also known to have handled and stamped antique furniture as well. The firm went out of business in 1899 (F.Collard, Regency Furniture, 1985, p.102).