EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A REGENCY PARCEL-GILT AND GREY-PAINTED DAYBED
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Of shell form with scaled claw feet, upholstered in tufted pink silk taffeta, re-decorated, with traces of earlier decoration
37 in. (94 cm.) high, 79 in. (200 cm.) long

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With Mallett and Son, London, 1960.
Yehudi, Lord Menuhin and Lady Menuhin, London; Sotheby's, London, 11 May 2004, lot 444.

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For more than a half-century, Fountain House has been a pioneer and innvator in the field of psychiatric rehabilitation. Although the proceeds of sale will be donated to the Founatin, the buyer will receive no tax benefit.

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This exotic daybed fashioned after an Egyptian river boat and resting on crocodile feet, reflects the fashion for ancient Egyptian motifs in Regency England, inspired by the archaeological discoveries made during Napoleon's military campaigns of 1798. These monuments were recorded by Baron Vivan Denon in his Voyage dans la Basse et la Haute Egypte, and published in London in 1802. Given that Napoleon hoped to reflect his own glory in ancient Egypt's grandeur, the Egyptian style in England became a patriotic symbol of his defeat by Nelson in battles in'Egypt (1798) and Trafalgar (1805). The style particularly resonated among patrons such as the Prince of Wales and his immediate circle.

A similar daybed was acquired for the Prince Regent's Royal Pavilion at Brighton to honor Director Clifford Musgrave; it is displayed in the Saloon and illustrated in their Guidebook (also illustrated in E. T. Joy, English Furniture 1800-1851, London, 1977, p. 92). A caned day-bed of the same design is illustrated in R. Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, London, rev. edn., 1954, vol II, p. 145, fig. 25.