Regency Mahogany Hall Chair

Regency Mahogany Hall ChairAn unusual English early Regency period hall chair, in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster and London, circa 1800. Why we like it Georgian hall chairs in such original condition are rare survivors due to their delicate construction, originally intended only for decorative purpose and only occasonal use with care. This particular example has an unusual and rare, pure late Georgian design with flowing line and smart hand carved neoclassical decoration in

reading: 'Hichozan Shimpo-sei' (made by Hichozan Shimpo)

The present chair

The design reflects the 'modern' 'French' fashion

lot 91 (£100

A very fine French Louis-Philippe period table lamp

Historic restorations

A fine pair of mahogany hall chairs of the Regency period

The circular

An elegant early 19th century parcel-gilt foot-stool of curule form

published in Paris from 1770 to 1786

Conceived in the Chinese manner expounded by William and John Halfpenny in Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste (1752)

each typically decorated in underglaze blue