PROBABLY WEST INDIES, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD CANAPE
PROBABLY WEST INDIES, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The shaped back centred by two roundels with spiral reeded rails and baluster supports above the caned seat, on turned baluster spiral reeded legs
42 in. (107 cm.) high; 81½ in. (207 cm.) wide; 24 in. (61 cm.) deep

Special notice

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country. 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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Lot Essay

For similar examples of seat furniture inspired by fashionable English pattern books of the period see Philip Sturum, West Indian Antique Furniture of the Lesser Antilles 1740-1940, Antiques Collectors Club 2007, p. 151.

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