Lot Essay
According to legend young pelicans flap their wings so violently that they are killed by their father. The mother bird then pierces her own breast and revives the young with her own blood.
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FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF REGENCY MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each with a waisted C-scroll carved back depicting a pelican in her piety, with a moulded panelled seat and turned tapering legs (2)
FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Each with a waisted C-scroll carved back depicting a pelican in her piety, with a moulded panelled seat and turned tapering legs (2)
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