Pair of Solid Ebony and Cane Anglo-Indian Armchairs

Rare pair of 19th century Anglo-Indian lounge chairs Solid hand-carved ebony armchairs, curved back, long arms and raised on turned front legs. Caned back and original suede uphol...

A rare set of fourteen Anglo Indian Regency Ebony armchairs, The reeded backs above a central splat, with reeded arms, resting on turned reeded legs, w...

Two Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Easy Armchairs. Each with tablet toprail elaborately carved with stylised flower-head and scrolling foliage around a central scallop shell. The channelled side rails running to swept arms with leaf carved terminals resting on flared tassel and cup supports decorated with lotus petals. The front and side seat rails are carved with foliate and flowers to the corners above turned front legs. The rear legs are of square section and slightly shorter so that the chair gently reclines. Caned backs and seats with leather squab cushions. Galle District, Sri Lanka, Circa 1830/50. Although furniture represented a small part of raw and manufactured exports from Ceylon (Sri Lanka), it was considered a centre of interest for furniture making in the nineteenth century and Ceylonese furniture...

A fine set of two Anglo-Indian Ceylonese solid ebony chairs, horizontal splats with floral motifs standing on reeded front legs and plain back and caned seats. The chairs' reeded frames add texture, the horizontal splats showcase intricate floral in a balanced and sturdy structure. The use of solid ebony, durable and richly coloured wood, adds both strength and visual elegance, the seats are caned, providing comfort. This pair of Anglo-Indian Ceylonese chairs...

These chairs were commissioned for a representative of a colonial settlement In Indie or in Ceylon (so not in the Dutch East Indies although one should not rule out this possibility!...

A pair of Anglo-Indian solid ebony footstools, each with two scrolling and reeded rails, cane seats and later cushions, circa 1810.