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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
A VICTORIAN CUT-CRYSTAL THRONE CHAIR
ATTRIBUTED TO F. & C. OSLER, BIRMINGHAM, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, THE SIDE CHAIR LATER
Details
A VICTORIAN CUT-CRYSTAL THRONE CHAIR
ATTRIBUTED TO F. & C. OSLER, BIRMINGHAM, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, THE SIDE CHAIR LATER
The rectangular padded back, arms, and seat covered with later buttoned crimson velvet, the cresting with trefoils flanked by faceted finials above spiral stiles, the arms with short columnar supports, on tapering legs with spirally-fluted ball feet, replacements and restorations, together with a cut-crystal side chair
The throne chair: 54 in. (137 cm.) high; 50 ¾ in. (129 cm.) wide; 29 ½ in. (75 cm.) deep
The side chair: 50 in. (127 cm.) high; 18 ¾ in. (48 cm.) wide; 18 ½ in. (47.5 cm.) deep
ATTRIBUTED TO F. & C. OSLER, BIRMINGHAM, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY, THE SIDE CHAIR LATER
The rectangular padded back, arms, and seat covered with later buttoned crimson velvet, the cresting with trefoils flanked by faceted finials above spiral stiles, the arms with short columnar supports, on tapering legs with spirally-fluted ball feet, replacements and restorations, together with a cut-crystal side chair
The throne chair: 54 in. (137 cm.) high; 50 ¾ in. (129 cm.) wide; 29 ½ in. (75 cm.) deep
The side chair: 50 in. (127 cm.) high; 18 ¾ in. (48 cm.) wide; 18 ½ in. (47.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
The throne chair: By tradition commissioned by an Indian Royal Family, circa 1880-90.
With Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd., 2014.
The side chair: With Essaaef Trading, 2016.
With Oliver Forge and Brendan Lynch Ltd., 2014.
The side chair: With Essaaef Trading, 2016.
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
D. Ahlawat, "Empire of Glass: F. & C. Osler in India, 1840-1930", Journal of Design History, vol. 21, Oxford, 2008.
J. Smith, Osler's Crystal for Royalty and Rajahs, London, 1991.
A. Jaffer, Made for Maharajas: A Design Diary of Princely India, London, 2006.
J. Spillman, “F.&C. Osler”, Corning Museum of Glass website, 16 January 2018.
D. Ahlawat, "Empire of Glass: F. & C. Osler in India, 1840-1930", Journal of Design History, vol. 21, Oxford, 2008.
J. Smith, Osler's Crystal for Royalty and Rajahs, London, 1991.
A. Jaffer, Made for Maharajas: A Design Diary of Princely India, London, 2006.
J. Spillman, “F.&C. Osler”, Corning Museum of Glass website, 16 January 2018.
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Thomas Williams
International Head of English Furniture & Clocks