Open armchair
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1680 (and later)
Materials
Walnut, beech, leather, metal, holly
Measurements
109 x 61 x 51 cm
Place of origin
Italy
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Bateman's, East Sussex
NT 760825
Summary
A walnut and beech open armchair, Italian, late 17th century and later. Lacking finials, the back of embossed leather and the seat of slung embossed leather, all fixed with dome-headed metal studs. The straight flat arms on baluster-turned arm supports. The legs rectangular-section and joined by high front and rear stretchers, the former inlaid, and with shaped side stretchers.
Provenance
Bequeathed by Caroline Starr Balestier, Mrs Rudyard Kipling (1862-1939) with Bateman’s and its contents.