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A fine pair of Regency mahogany hall chairs circa 1805
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description
- mahogany
each pelta-form backrest with reeded cresting above a circular-turned flame-veneered reserve and supported on scroll-carved stiles centering a gadrooned waisted support, the bowfronted plank seat raised on ring-turned tapering legs.
Condition
Overall good restored condition; nice quality and color; re-finished; minor scratches to seats; overall with old marks, scratches scuffs and bruises particularly to legs consistent with age and use.
1 – top left scroll to backrest with a repaired chip with some inpainting; back right leg with an old repaired break to the top with a patch and plug with some inpainting
2 – repaired break to right scrolled stile of backrest and now with inpainting; scratch to right front of apron.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The form of the pelta backrest, derived from the Roman symbol of war, is found in related hall furniture, including a pair of hall seats and four hall chairs at The Lady Lever Art Gallery and illustrated, Lucy Wood, The Upholstered Furniture in the Lady Lever Art Gallery, New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008, vol. II, pp. 783-792, i 74B, figs. 479-480, i 75B. As Wood discusses, op. cit., the 'the pelta...became particularly fashionable in the early 19th century, perhaps reflecting the national mood in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars.'
A related pair of hall chairs was sold, Christie's London, April 11, 1985, lot 106; another pair was sold, Christie's London, October 6, 1983, lot 18.