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A PAIR OF SINGHALESE EBONY CANED ARMCHAIRS
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A PAIR OF SINGHALESE EBONY CANED ARMCHAIRS

SRI LANKA, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF SINGHALESE EBONY CANED ARMCHAIRS
SRI LANKA, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Each with a scrolled and reeded toprail, above a curved caned back and seat, the downswept reeded arms on gadrooned baluster supports, on ring-turned tapering reeded legs, with beige suede squab cushion and brown material scatter cushion
40¼ in. (102 cm.) high; 23¼ in. (59 cm.) wide; 32 in. (81 cm.) deep (2)
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This form of armchair, designed with shorter back legs and inclined seat, was first made on the island of Ceylon. Possible inspiration for this armchairs's design were chairs with these characteristics featuring in Thomas King's 'Modern Style of Cabinet Work Exemplified', a pattern book published in 1829 that provided designs for stock products from Galle furniture workshops. This form of ebony armchair was widely produced, and a great variety existed - from the current restrained version, to more exuberant types with elaborate carving, usually incorporating foliate and shell motifs. H. C. Sirr in his account of Ceylon published in 1850, noted how in Colombo there was available 'the most exquisitely carved ebony furniture conceivable' (A. Jaffer, Furniture from British India and Ceylon, London, 2001, p. 378).