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Lot no. 45
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Estimate: €500 - €1,000
A curved mahogany armchair with fluted, gadrooned uprights and a wide, grooved backrest centred on concentric circles underlined by a shell-shaped cordiform motif. The armrests have rectangular armrests (restorations, including joinery, knocks).
Stamped by Benjamin HARMER after a model by Thomas HOPE
England, Regency style circa 1800.
Height 88 cm - Width 62.5 cm - Depth 57 cm
A curule armchair based on a design by Thomas Hope in the Brighton Borough Council and illustrated by Christopher Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture, 1770-1840, Leeds, 1996 -p. 258-259, figs. 474-478
The father of the Regency style, Thomas Hope (1769-1831) was a discerning collector who took advantage of the family fortune to acquire some exceptional pieces. In 1799, Hope bought a house in London's Duchess Street designed by the architect Robert ADAM. This house became his playground and the expression of his taste. He created rich neo-classical interiors inspired by his many travels - the birth of the Regency style. He recorded all this in a work in the form of a manifesto of the decorative arts and crafts: Household Furniture & Interior Decoration (1807). A number of rooms went down in history, including the Egyptian Room, the Statuary Gallery and the Aurora Room. It was in this room, lined with mirrors reflecting the statue of the Goddess of the Dawn, that Hope placed this model of a curved armchair with a very antiquisite shape (pl. 7), very close to our model.
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35132 Vezin-le-Coquet - France
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