Live Auction 17468The Collector: English & European 18th & 19th Century Furniture, Ceramics, Silver & Works of Art
A MATCHED PAIR OF ANGLO-DUTCH MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC ARMCHAIRS
Lot 282 PROPERTY FROM A NEW YORK COLLECTION

A MATCHED PAIR OF ANGLO-DUTCH MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC ARMCHAIRS

MID-18TH CENTURY

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A MATCHED PAIR OF ANGLO-DUTCH MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC ARMCHAIRS
MID-18TH CENTURY
The hinged backs and seats opening opening to form a bed, with minor differences to carving including the cresting

The Benjamin Sonnenberg Collection; Sotheby's Parke Bernet, New York, 5-9 June 1979, lots 1707 and 1708.

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The celebrated collector and personality Benjamin Sonnenberg made his fortune as an immigrant publicist with important clients such as William S. Paley, Samuel Goldwyn, Lever Brothers and Pan American World Airways. His collection of fine art and furniture from his townhouse at 19 Gramercy Park was sold in a two-volume sale at Sotheby's, New York, 5-9 June 1979.