Live Auction 5732Christie's Interiors
A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY X-FRAME OPEN ARMCHAIR
Lot 399

A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY X-FRAME OPEN ARMCHAIR

IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS HOPE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

Closed8 June 2010

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GBP 1,062

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A VICTORIAN MAHOGANY X-FRAME OPEN ARMCHAIR
IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS HOPE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The part reeded uprights, scroll arms and supports with patera roundels, re-upholstered with padded back and dished seat in red buttoned leather and brass nailing

Specialist note

The overall form of this chair derives from ancient Roman 'curule' chairs revived by Thomas Hope's Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1807, pl. VIII.