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Large and Imposing Regency Nautical Chair Made for the Alliance Assurance Comp

$38,160.58
£27,750
€32,668.36
CA$52,254.62
A$58,097.16
CHF 30,410.36
MX$712,542.37
NOK 387,200.76
SEK 365,563.40
DKK 243,782
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A large and imposing Regency nautical chair made for the Alliance assurance company, the rectangular leather covered back, padded arms and seat surmounted by a cresting rail with a shaped central panel carved with a three masted ship in full sail flying a flag incised ‘Alliance’, all within a rope twist border and flanked by two openwork tridents, the frame and scroll-arms deeply gadrooned, the front legs carved as cannons. English, circa 1820. Height: 53in (134.5cm) Seat 27in (68.5cm) square. Seat height: 21in (53.5cm) Footnote: It is probable that this chair was made for the boardroom of the Alliance Maritime Assurance Company, founded in 1824 by the Rothschilds. Other chairs of a similar sort are known to have been made as presidents’ chairs for banking halls etc.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 53 in (134.62 cm)Width: 27 in (68.58 cm)Depth: 27 in (68.58 cm)Seat Height: 21 in (53.34 cm)
  • Style:
    Regency (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1820
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Lymington, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU973024858912

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