Lot 12
12
A REGENCY MAHOGANY HALL BENCH
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A REGENCY MAHOGANY HALL BENCH

FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A REGENCY MAHOGANY HALL BENCH
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
With a solid rectangular seat and raised ends, above a reeded frieze, on reeded tapering legs headed by roundels, with remains of a depositary label inscribed 'W. & F. Browns & Co.'s. /32 383 Warehouses Chester.'
18¾ in. (47.5 cm.) high; 47¾ in. (121.5 cm.) wide; 14½ in. (37 cm.) deep
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Lot Essay

This hall seat pattern evolved from a Roman seat pattern, with fluted legs, issued in Charles Heathcote Tatham's Etchings of Ancient Ornamental Architecture, 1799 (pl. 46). See also lot 6.
A closely related hall bench was sold anonymously at Christie's, London, 9 June 2005, lot 238 (£9,600 with premium), and further related benches were sold more recently from 'The Legend of Dick Turpin', Part I, 9 March 2006, lots 248 (£ 12,000) and 249 (£10,200), respectively.

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