About This Object
An elegant late George III – early Regency period open armchair
Circa 1800.
Why we like it
We love its slender, flowing design; its exquisite decoration of minutely carved reeded mouldings, and the unusual, supremely elegant armrests. Superb colour and patination of mahogany, remarkable state of preservation. Covered in sumptuous John Boyd Textiles 'Milzig' silk and horsehair fabric.
For a set of chairs with virtually identical armchairs see Sotheby's London, 19 January 2023, lot 46. A further set of chairs featuring identical distinctive armrests was sold Christie's London, 22 May 2012, lot 298.
