Lot Essay
This bergere decorated Angus McBean's Empire room at 12 Devonshire Terrace, Brighton between 1948-50. The needlework seat was completed by McBean's partner David Ball.
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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A FRENCH EMPIRE GILT METAL MOUNTED MAHOGANY BERGERE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With a curved panel top rail and arms carved as dolphins, with lotus and berry supports, the seat uphosltered in needlework with a wreathed letter 'A'on tapering legs
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With a curved panel top rail and arms carved as dolphins, with lotus and berry supports, the seat uphosltered in needlework with a wreathed letter 'A'on tapering legs
Literature
Robin Muir, 'The Legacy of Angus', The World of Interiors, September 2005.
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