CIRCA 1825

細節

A SCOTTISH GEORGE IV MAHOGANY AND GRAINED 'NAPOLEON' ARMCHAIR
CIRCA 1825
Upholstered in navy blue wool, the assymetrical arms each with a book rest, on reeded Grecian honeypot legs and brass crown patent castors

來源

Acquired from Humphrey Carrasco, London.

注意事項

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

拍品專文

This comfortable form of short Grecian-scrolled sofa or chaise-longue was introduced in Paris by Jacob Frères during Napoleon's Consulat, and was described as a 'Méridienne', when featured in the Journal des dames (1833). With its 'Grecian bronze' black pillars incorporating Grecian reed-banded urns, it reflects the robust antique fashion that was particularly favoured in Scotland in the early 19th Century. In particular with its 'honeypot' turning, it relates to an ebonised Grecian sofa that was amongst the furniture commissioned in the early 1820s for Blairquhan, Scotland from the London-trained cabinet-maker James Morison following the establishment of his 'New Cabinet and Chair Manufactory' at Ayr.