Lot 124

Bonhams, London, Sitting Pretty, 15 March 2016
Private collection, Sydney

Emma Clare Thynn, Marchioness of Bath, was Viscountess Weymouth from 2013-2020. She is a British socialite and model married to Ceawlin Thynn, 8th Marquess of Bath. In 2020 she became the first black marchioness in British history. Her father, Chief Oladipo Jadesimi, is a Nigerian oil billionaire and her mother Suzanna McQuiston is an English socialite. After her marriage to the Marquess of Bath, Emma became chatelaine of Longleat's estate and safari park.

This chair was created by Emma when she was the Viscountess Weymouth for the Bonhams Charity Auction "Sitting Pretty" in 2016, in aid of CHIVA Africa, a South African AIDS charity. The sale featured 30 chairs designed by a range of celebrities, artists and designers.