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A REGENCY MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC LIBRARY CHAIR
Lot 3

A REGENCY MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC LIBRARY CHAIR

BY GILLOWS, THE CRAFTSMAN ISAAC BOULTON, AFTER THE DESIGN BY MORGAN AND SANDERS

Fermé21 October 2022

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GBP 10,710

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A REGENCY MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC LIBRARY CHAIR
BY GILLOWS, THE CRAFTSMAN ISAAC BOULTON, AFTER THE DESIGN BY MORGAN AND SANDERS
The curved tablet back above a caned seat, flanked by scrolling arms, on sabre legs, hinged to reveal four gilt-tooled green leather-lined steps, the caning requiring restoration, stamped 'IB'
35 1/2 in. (90 cm.) high; 22 1/4 in. (56.5 cm.) wide; 22 1/2 in. (57 cm.) deep, closed

Note du spécialiste

This metamorphic armchair corresponds to a design first published in Rudolph Ackermann's Repository of Arts, July 1811 and captioned 'This ingenious piece of furniture is manufactured at Messrs. Morgan and Sanders's, Catherine-St. Strand' (P. Agius, Ackermann's Regency Furniture & Interiors, Marlborough, 1984, p. 60, pl. 29). The chair was 'considered the best and handsomest article ever yet invented, where two complete pieces of furniture are combined in one - an elegant and truly comfortable armchair and a set of library steps'. A closely related chair was sold Christie's London, 20 March 2011, Lot 187 (£8,125 including premium).