Lot Essay
These chairs relate to the oeuvre of Mellier et cie, who specialised in fine 'Louis' and 'Buhl' furniture and who acquired the Monbro fils business of Frith Street, Soho Square circa 1868
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A PAIR OF VICTORIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND PARQUETRY OPEN ARMCHAIRS, each with channelled oval padded back surmounted by a ribbon-tied laurel-wreath flanked by a pomegranate, wheat-sheaves, bulrushes and fruiting foliage, the oval padded back, acanthus-mounted scrolled arms and seat covered in green velvet, the beaded seat-rail centred by a domed patera, on turned tapering fluted legs with chandelles and tapered feet with paw castors (2)