Descriptif du lot
Much of the seat furniture bought by Dolly Mann was covered in French hand-painted chinoiserie silk by Norris Wakefield (see note to lot 138).
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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Details
A REGENCY SIMULATED BAMBOO THREE-SEAT SOFA
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The railed back above a padded seat covered in chinoiserie hand-painted floral ivory silk, on brass castors, with metal plaque numbered 'M364', previously caned; together with a pair of English simulated bamboo side chairs, circa 1935, each with spindle-filled back, upholstered en suite, with metal plaque numbered 'M295'
The sofa: 31 in. (79 cm.) high; 56 in. (142 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep
The chairs: 36 in. (91.5 cm.) high; 17 in. (43 cm.) wide; 18½ in. (47 cm.) deep (3)
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The railed back above a padded seat covered in chinoiserie hand-painted floral ivory silk, on brass castors, with metal plaque numbered 'M364', previously caned; together with a pair of English simulated bamboo side chairs, circa 1935, each with spindle-filled back, upholstered en suite, with metal plaque numbered 'M295'
The sofa: 31 in. (79 cm.) high; 56 in. (142 cm.) wide; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) deep
The chairs: 36 in. (91.5 cm.) high; 17 in. (43 cm.) wide; 18½ in. (47 cm.) deep (3)
Provenance
The sofa probably acquired by Dolly Mann for Edward James in the mid-1930s.
The side chairs probably commissioned from Norris Wakefield by Edward James, in the mid-1930s, for Monkton House, West Dean, Sussex.
The Edward James Collection, West Dean Park, Sussex; sold Christie's house sale, 2-3 and 6 June 1986, lots 428 & 455.
The side chairs probably commissioned from Norris Wakefield by Edward James, in the mid-1930s, for Monkton House, West Dean, Sussex.
The Edward James Collection, West Dean Park, Sussex; sold Christie's house sale, 2-3 and 6 June 1986, lots 428 & 455.
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Alexandra Cruden
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