LATE 18TH FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

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A CHINESE EXPORT BAMBOO OPEN ARMCHAIR OF CHINOISERIE STYLE
LATE 18TH FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
With caned seat, with ivory roundels to the top of the back uprights
34 in. (86.5 cm.) high

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Please note that this lot is The Property of Manolo March from Son
Galceran, Mallorca

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Lot Essay

Sir William Chambers published designs for furniture in a similar style to the present chairs, in Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, etc., 1757 (E. White, Pictorial Dictionary of British 18th Century Furniture Design, Woodbridge, p. 133). Chambers writes: 'The moveables of the Saloon consist of Chairs, Stools and Tables, made sometimes of rose-wood, ebony, or lacquered work, and sometimes of Bamboo only, which is cheap, and nevertheless very neat.'

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