About This Object
A very fine and unusual late George III - early Regency period hall chair of exceptional quality.
New York, c. 1800–1820
Why we like it
This chair's extravagant design, superb quality, and the choice of timber suggest an sophisticated designer and an accomplished furniture-maker.
A pair of virtually identical chairs, supplied to Pierre Berge's Manhattan apartment in the late 1970's–early 1980's under the direction of Jed Johnson, illustrated in Jed Johnson: Opulent Restraint Interiors, Rizzoli, 2023, p.33.
