A George III mahogany library armchair in the manner of Morgan & Sanders, circa 1810 | Fauteuil de bibliothèque en acajou, à la façon de Morgan & Sanders, d'époque George III, vers 1810
Lot Closed
July 12, 02:59 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
A George III mahogany library armchair in the manner of Morgan & Sanders, circa 1810
the rectangular toprail above a horizontal later splat, with scrolled arms to either sides, the caned seat raised on reeded sabre legs, enclosing four gilt-tooled red leather-lined steps
95 cm high; 95 cm hauteur
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Fauteuil de bibliothèque en acajou, à la façon de Morgan & Sanders, d'époque George III, vers 1810
la barre supérieure rectangulaire du dossier au-dessus d’une bande horizontale postérieure, chaque côté avec un bras enroulé, le siège canné sur quatres pieds en sabre renfermant au milieu quatre marches doublées de cuir rouge et doré
95 cm high; 95 cm hauteur
Christie's South Kensington, European Works of Art, Decorative Objects, Carpets and Furniture, 26 November 1997, lot 2;
Christie's London, Fine English Furniture, 23 April 2004, lot 156;
Collection Mrs Marianne L. Dreesmann-van der Spek, Laren, inv. no D071;
Thence by inheritance to the present owners.
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Christie's South Kensington, European Works of Art, Decorative Objects, Carpets and Furniture, 26 novembre 1997, lot 2 ;
Christie's Londres, Fine English Furniture, 23 avril 2004, lot 156 ;
Collection Mrs Marianne L. Dreesmann-van der Spek, Laren, inv. n° D071 ;
Par descendance jusqu’aux propriétaires actuels.
Christopher Claxton Stevens and Stewart Whittington, 18th century English furniture: the Norman Adams collection, Antique Collectors' Club, Ltd, Woodbridge, 1983, (Comp. lit.), p. 459 (reproduced; a closely related chair, sold Christie's London, 14 June 2001, lot 104);
Pauline Agius (ed.), Rudolph Ackermann, Ackermann's Regency furniture & interiors, Crowood Press, Ramsbury, Wiltshire, 1984, (Comp. lit.), p. 60, ill. pl. 29 (the design of this metamorphic armchair library steps corresponds very closely to the design first published July 1811 and captioned 'This ingenious piece of furniture is manufactured at Messrs. Morgan and Sanders's, Catherine-St. Strand');
(Auction catalogue) European Works of Art, Decorative Objects, Carpets and Furniture, Christie's South Kensington Ltd, London, 26 November 1997, cat. n° 2;
(Auction catalogue), Fine English Furniture, Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd, London, 22 April 2004, cat. n° 156;
Gillow's of Lancaster, United Kingdom, Judith Dunn, 18 December 2004, Antiques Magazine, (Comp. lit.), vol. 1031/2, p. 12-15, ill. p. 15 (Gillow's patent metamorphic library steps, now in the collection of Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire).
