A PAIR OF MID VICTORIAN SOLID ROSEWOOD HIGH-BACK CHAIRS
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A PAIR OF MID VICTORIAN SOLID ROSEWOOD HIGH-BACK CHAIRS

LATE 19TH CENTURY, WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE

Closed8 March 2011

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GBP 2,250

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A PAIR OF MID VICTORIAN SOLID ROSEWOOD HIGH-BACK CHAIRS
LATE 19TH CENTURY, WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE
With profusely-carved pierced foliate back flanked by columns, above needlework seats and tapering legs
Each 51 in. (130 cm.) high (2)

Specialist note

The design of these chairs is traditionally associated with the French architect Daniel Marot who worked for William, Prince of Orange in Holland and then at Hampton Court when he became King of England. This Anglo-Dutch fashion was fashionable again in the 19th century.