About This Object
An interesting Queen Anne – early Georgian style mahogany writing armchair
England, early 20th century.
Why we like it
Its most unusual shape and superb quality distinguish it from other copies of 18th century furniture. Surprisingly comfortable and of generous proportions too.
A virtually identical armchair in walnut was in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Other similar period examples are illustrated in Adam Bowett, Early Georgian Furniture, Suffolk, 2009, pg. 188. A chair with similar arms but with an upholstered back is illustrated Percy Macquoid, The Age of Oak and the Age of Walnut, Suffolk, 1987, fig. 184b
