Lot Essay
Designs for metamorphic furniture, and in particular for a chair that folds into a set of library steps, appear in R. Ackermann's The Repository of Arts published in July 1811.
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CIRCA 1825
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A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC LIBRARY CHAIR STEPS
CIRCA 1825
With curved padded toprail continuing into arms, back and seat covered in close-nailed leather, on reeded baluster legs, opening up to reveal four carpeted treads, brass caps and casters
CIRCA 1825
With curved padded toprail continuing into arms, back and seat covered in close-nailed leather, on reeded baluster legs, opening up to reveal four carpeted treads, brass caps and casters