‡ A MAHOGANY SPOON BACK ARMCHAIR, ITALIAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY SICILY

lot/a mahogany spoon back armchair italian early 19th century possibly sicily PMoJrre 632652717 / For sale

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lot/a mahogany spoon back armchair italian early 19th century possibly sicily PMoJrre 632652717

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‡ A MAHOGANY SPOON BACK ARMCHAIR, ITALIAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY SICILY

‡ A MAHOGANY SPOON BACK ARMCHAIR ITALIAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY SICILY With a curved, foliate-carved back, a padded seat and sabre legs, later castors 80cm high, 58cm wide, 60cm deep The chair corresponds closely to a pattern published in the Supplement to the London Chair-Makers' and Carver's Book of Prices, 1808, showing different designs for arms and legs, and which was a fashionable design in Regency England. While it might seem surprising that Italians adopted the pattern, it's interesting to note the case of Henry Thomas Peters (d.1852), cabinet and chair-maker, whose origins are unknown but undoubtedly lay in England and who settled in Genoa in circa 1817. By 1824 Peters had established a workshop in Via Balbi, a neighbourhood in which the Royal Palace and other noble residences were located. He initially specialised in mahogany furniture in the Regency-style (see a chair bearing Peters' stamp sold Christie's, London, 27 June 2007, lot 216). Between 1836 and 1846, he supplied furniture to the Royal House of Savoy for their palaces in Turin, Genoa and Racconigi and notably, in 1841, furniture for the wedding of Prince Vittorio Emanuele. Today some of his works are preserved in the Palazzo Rosso, Genoa, probably including bequests from various aristocratic families for whom he worked, including the Brignole Sale family. Condition Report: Good, structurally secure with wear and tear consistent with age and use. There are dents marks and scratches and shrinkage cracks including a shrinkage crack to the back. The seat reupholstered. Condition Report Disclaimer, ‡, ‡ A MAHOGANY SPOON BACK ARMCHAIR ITALIAN, EARLY 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY SICILY With a curved, foliate-carved back, a padded seat and sabre legs, later castors 80cm high, 58cm wide, 60cm deep The chair corresponds closely to a pattern published in the Supplement to the London Chair-Makers' and Carver's Book of Prices, 1808, showing different designs for arms and legs, and which was a fashionable design in Regency England. While it might seem surprising that Italians adopted the pattern, it's interesting to note the case of Henry Thomas Peters (d.1852), cabinet and chair-maker, whose origins are unknown but undoubtedly lay in England and who settled in Genoa in circa 1817. By 1824 Peters had established a workshop in Via Balbi, a neighbourhood in which the Royal Palace and other noble residences were located. He initially specialised in mahogany furniture in the Regency-style (see a chair bearing Peters' stamp sold Christie's, London, 27 June 2007, lot 216). Between 1836 and 1846, he supplied furniture to the Royal House of Savoy for their palaces in Turin, Genoa and Racconigi and notably, in 1841, furniture for the wedding of Prince Vittorio Emanuele. Today some of his works are preserved in the Palazzo Rosso, Genoa, probably including bequests from various aristocratic families for whom he worked, including the Brignole Sale family. A MAHOGANY SPOON BACK ARMCHAIR, Supplement to the London Chair-Makers' and Carver's Book of Prices, circa, Condition Report:, Good, structurally secure with wear and tear consistent with age and use. There are dents marks and scratches and shrinkage cracks including a shrinkage crack to the back. The seat reupholstered. Condition Report Disclaimer

Estimate:£2,000

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