A PAIR OF OAK AND BROWN OAK HALL CHAIRS

LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF OAK AND BROWN OAK HALL CHAIRS
LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
The shaped rectangular back with scrolled, leaf-carved toprail above an anthemion-carved panel, the solid seat supported on panelled square tapering legs, with striped kelim squab cushions, one with two scrolled ears replaced
36 in. (92 cm.) high; 22in. (56 cm.) wide; 20 in. (51 cm.) deep

Provenance

H.M. Blackmer, Esq.
Christie's, London, Out of the Ordinary The Discerning and Individual Taste of Christopher Gibbs and Harris Lindsay, 10 May 2006, lot 291

Brought to you by

Carys Bingham

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Lot Essay

These handsome throne-like seats, worthy of the Egyptian Hall of the ancients, feature stepped pyramids on herm-tapered legs; while their battered and palm-flowered backs support Egyptian fan-like and voluted capitals. They reflect the interest in Egyptian architecture promoted in England by T. Hope's Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1807.

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