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A DUTCH COLONIAL TEAK BURGOMASTER CHAIR
Lot 116

A DUTCH COLONIAL TEAK BURGOMASTER CHAIR

SRI LANKA, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

Closed22 June 2011

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EUR 3,750

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A DUTCH COLONIAL TEAK BURGOMASTER CHAIR
SRI LANKA, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY
The rounded toprail with human head finials above pierced back with three roundels carved with flower-filled vases, the circular caned seat on six cabriole legs joined by carved splats and baluster stretchers, terminating in claw feet

Specialist note

A comparable chair, with plain knobs instead of human head finials, is illustrated in Jan Veenendaal, Furniture from Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India during the Dutch period, Delft, 1985, p. 110, Pl. 129.