拍品 29
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A CHINESE-EXPORT BAMBOO ARMCHAIR

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

细节
A CHINESE-EXPORT BAMBOO ARMCHAIR
Early 19th Century
The square back and arms with pierced geometrical patterns above a caned seat and conforming apron with Greek-key brackets, on turned legs joined by stretchers

拍品专文

The earliest recorded designs for bamboo furniture are from William Chamber's Designs for Chinese Buildings and Furniture, 1757. This armchair relates to those in Brighton Pavillion in the 'Chinese' corridor, illustrated in The Royal Brighton Pavilion, Guidebook, p. 8.