BY J. ALDERMAN, MID-19TH CENTURY

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AN EARLY VICTORIAN BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY AND CANED WHEELCHAIR
BY J. ALDERMAN, MID-19TH CENTURY
With caned back and suede covered drop-in seat above a retractable foot-rest, brass plaque to the reverse 'J. ALDERMAN/INVENTOR/ PATENTEE & MANUFACTURER/16 SOHO SQUARE/ LONDON'
37 ½ in. (96 cm.) high; 29 in. (73.5 cm.) wide; 35 in. (89 cm.) deep

Provenance

Anonymous Sale; Christie's, South Kensington, 10 October 2001, lot 480, where acquired.

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Lot Essay

John Alderman, inventor and maker of patent invalid furniture, was first recorded in 1852 when he was in partnership with Thomas Chapman of 8 Dean St., Soho, but was later listed on his own at 16 Soho Square in 1860. A similar chair is illustrated in C. Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture, Leeds, 1996, p. 66, pl.14.

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