Lot 479
The rectangular padded back with a central ogival trefoil arch flanked by carved and pierced trefoils, the moulded arms with arched supports, on architectural legs joined by a pierced gothic apron.
Height 130cm; Width 66cm; Depth 63cm
Estimate $8,000 - $12,000
In excellent condition with no visible signs of repair or damage. The early leather with age expected patination and darkening.
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H. Blairman & Sons, London
This chair nearly identical to a walnut version in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (see The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, Fall 1996, p. 41). The Metropolitan Museum's chair is stamped 'JEANSELME', a mark used between 1840 and 1853.
The Collection of the Late John Schaeffer AO
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8381
1:00pm - 25 August 2020
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney:
Thursday 20 - Monday 24 August, 10am - 4pm
Auction:
Session 1: 1:00pm (Lots 1-254)
Session 2: 6:00pm (Lots 300-517)
CONTACT
Hamish Clark
hamish.clark@leonardjoel.com.au
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