Pair of British Colonial Ebony Library Chairs
Mid 19th centurySGD 12,500
A pair of British colonial library chairs in ebony with hand caned seat and back. The top rail with a flame palmette carving at centre flanked by foliage; the same pattern is repeated on the apron. The reeded armrests have carved foliage over the curved elbow before terminating at the seat. The front legs with multiple turnings ending in a peg foot and the rear legs slightly raked and shorter than the front legs, so that the seat inclines. The seat and the back have recently been re-caned in a typical colonial design.
The chairs are in good condition and have been lovingly restored and finished to its former glory using a traditional form of French polishing and waxing. Ebony is a rare, expensive black wood of very close grain and is heavy in weight.
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Bombay
British colonial India
H: 107 cm W: 64 cm D: 84 cm
H: 42” W: 25.5” D: 12.25”
