Sale 9958
London, South Kensington
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24 March 2004
Price realised
GBP 777
Estimate
A LIMED-OAK METAMORPHIC LIBRARY CHAIR RETAILED BY HEAL'S, CIRCA 1930 With hinged slatted back and retractable footrest, flanked by panelled arms fitted with open bookshelves and drop-flap table 32½ in. (83 cm.) wide; together with a corresponding floor lamp, with tapering octagonal shaft termination in open rectangular compartment - 66 in. (168 cm.) high (2)
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This model of library chair featured the Heal's catalogue, illustrated in S. Gooden, A History of Heal's, London, 1984, p.69.
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