Pair of 19th Century Anglo-indian Ebony Armchairs

19th century

Sold by Jake Wright Antiques Ltd.

Description

A splendid pair of 19th Century Anglo-Indian carved ebony open arm library chairs; finely carved in solid ebony.

From the Galle District, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The shaped crest rails finely carved with a large central scallop shell flanked by scrolling foliage; above shaped caned backs with styff leaf and reeded frames, having long scrolled arms headed with scroll corbels and terminating within S shaped scrolls. The cane seat with moulded frames and leaf carved front rail with carved large flower head corners.

Raised on tapering reeded legs carved with further foliate carved leaves and buns; terminating in castors. The square tapering rear legs giving the seat a slight incline for comfort.

A similar documented chair is illustrated in A Jaffer, "Furniture from British Indian and Ceylon: A catalogue of the Collection in Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum, 2001 page 378".

Circa 1840. In good condition with an excellent patina.

H: 103 cm (40 9/16")

W: 68 cm (26 3/4")

D: 79 cm (31 1/8")

Seat Height 42.00

Seat Width 54.00

Seat Depth 50.00

Physical Dimensions

Height

103cm (40.55")

Width

68cm (26.77")

Depth

79cm (31.10")

Declaration

Jake Wright Antiques Ltd. has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1138951

Dealers Notes

Jake has been supplying the London Trade and Interior Designer market with quality antiques since 2010. Jake has worked closely with his clients over these years and, due to the recent changing times and opportunities in the market, has decided to step out of the shadows to reach a wider audience with his new website. With items ranging from C17th to C20th in English, continental and Asian tastes. All with emphasis on quality and originality.

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Description

A splendid pair of 19th Century Anglo-Indian carved ebony open arm library chairs; finely carved in solid ebony.

From the Galle District, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). The shaped crest rails finely carved with a large central scallop shell flanked by scrolling foliage; above shaped caned backs with styff leaf and reeded frames, having long scrolled arms headed with scroll corbels and terminating within S shaped scrolls. The cane seat with moulded frames and leaf carved front rail with carved large flower head corners.

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Raised on tapering reeded legs carved with further foliate carved leaves and buns; terminating in castors.

Jake Wright Antiques Ltd.

The square tapering rear legs giving the seat a slight incline for comfort.

fig 1. Pair of 19th Century Anglo-Indian Ebony Armchairs — fig 1. Pair of 19th Century Anglo-indian Ebony Armchairs

A similar documented chair is illustrated in A Jaffer, "Furniture from British Indian and Ceylon: A catalogue of the Collection in Victoria and Albert Museum and the Peabody Essex Museum, 2001 page 378".

Circa 1840. In good condition with an excellent patina.

H: 103 cm (40 9/16")

W: 68 cm (26 3/4")

D: 79 cm (31 1/8")

Seat Height 42.00

Seat Width 54.00

Seat Depth 50.00

Physical Dimensions

Height

103cm (40.55")

Width

68cm (26.77")