Sale 4938
London, South Kensington
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21 November 2006
Price realised
GBP 288
Estimate
ALFRED WATERHOUSE, ATTRIBUTED TO; CHAIR ebonised with upholstered seat, back and arms 36¼in. (92.1cm.) high; 19¼in. (48.9cm.) wide; 19½in. (49.5cm.) deep
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Literature
Jeremy Cooper, Victorian and Edwardian Furniture and Interiors, London, 1987, p.106, pl.231 (similar chair illustrated with slightly differing back)
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