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Place of Origin: Sri Lankan
British Colonial Ceylonese Solid Satinwood & Hand Cane Armchair
Located in Southampton, NY
British Colonial Ceylonese Solid Satinwood & Hand Caned Armchair Made entirely out of satinwood. Gentle curved back. Hand caning seat - still in good condition. Spiral arms are a un...
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Early 20th Century British Colonial Sri Lankan Seating

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Satinwood

British Colonial Ceylonese Solid Satinwood & Hand Cane Armchair
British Colonial Ceylonese Solid Satinwood & Hand Cane Armchair

British Colonial Ceylonese Solid Satinwood & Hand Cane Armchair

An Early 19th Century Anglo Sinhalese Planters Chair
Located in London, GB
Sri-Lanka, circa 1820 An exceptional mid nineteenth century Anglo Sinhalese planters chair, of solid ebony construction, with scoop caned seat and scrolling arms, the seat rail and ...
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Early 19th Century Antique Sri Lankan Seating

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Cane, Wood

An Early 19th Century Anglo Sinhalese Planters Chair
An Early 19th Century Anglo Sinhalese Planters Chair

An Early 19th Century Anglo Sinhalese Planters Chair

A Pair of Sri Lankan Teak and Cane Planters Chairs
Located in London, GB
Sri Lanka, circa 1920 A pair of 20th century Sri Lankan sling back planters chairs in the British colonial style, the frames in solid teakwood with a shell motives carved to the bac...
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Early 20th Century British Colonial Sri Lankan Seating

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Cane, Teak

A Pair of Sri Lankan Teak and Cane Planters Chairs
A Pair of Sri Lankan Teak and Cane Planters Chairs

A Pair of Sri Lankan Teak and Cane Planters Chairs

Récamier Style Daybed with Silk Cushion, Out-Scrolling Back and Turned Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Récamier style wooden daybed with silk fabric cushion, out-scrolling back and turned legs. This antique Récamier-style wooden daybed is a testament to timeless elegance an...
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Seating

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Silk, Upholstery, Wood

Récamier Style Daybed with Silk Cushion, Out-Scrolling Back and Turned Legs
Récamier Style Daybed with Silk Cushion, Out-Scrolling Back and Turned Legs

Récamier Style Daybed with Silk Cushion, Out-Scrolling Back and Turned Legs

Two Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Easy Armchairs
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
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...
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19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Sri Lankan Seating

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Cane, Ebony

Two Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Easy Armchairs
Two Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Easy Armchairs

Two Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Easy Armchairs

Anglo-Indian Carved Solid Ebony Klismos Chairs, Set of Six, Ceylon, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A rare and exquisite set of circa 1830 Anglo-Indian, Anglo-Ceylonese, or Sri Lankan Galle District manufactured carved solid ebony dining chairs of neoclassical English regency klism...
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Early 19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Sri Lankan Seating

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Brass

Anglo-Indian Carved Solid Ebony Klismos Chairs, Set of Six, Ceylon, circa 1830
Anglo-Indian Carved Solid Ebony Klismos Chairs, Set of Six, Ceylon, circa 1830

Anglo-Indian Carved Solid Ebony Klismos Chairs, Set of Six, Ceylon, circa 1830

Sri Lankan Mãrã or East Indian Walnut ‘Burgomaster’ Chair
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Sri Lankan mãrã or East Indian walnut ‘Burgomaster’ chair Galle, early 19th century Measures: H. 81.5 x W. 74 cm / seat height 45.5 cm / seat di...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Colonial Antique Sri Lankan Seating

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Hardwood, Rattan

Sri Lankan Mãrã or East Indian Walnut ‘Burgomaster’ Chair

Sri Lankan Mãrã or East Indian Walnut ‘Burgomaster’ Chair

19th Century British Colonial/Regency Ebony Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
A 19th century British Colonial Ebony chair with carved back and feet. Caned seat with scrolled arms.
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Mid-19th Century Regency Antique Sri Lankan Seating

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Rattan, Ebony

19th Century British Colonial/Regency Ebony Chair
19th Century British Colonial/Regency Ebony Chair

19th Century British Colonial/Regency Ebony Chair

Pair of Anglo Indian Style Embossed Leather Sling Chairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Unusual pair of Anglo Indian style sling chairs featuring lush brown leather seats hand stitched and embossed with elephants and palm trees from Sri Lanka and stretched over Classic ...
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20th Century Anglo-Indian Sri Lankan Seating

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Leather

Pair of Anglo Indian Style Embossed Leather Sling Chairs
Pair of Anglo Indian Style Embossed Leather Sling Chairs

Pair of Anglo Indian Style Embossed Leather Sling Chairs

Pair of 19th Century Sinhalese Calamander Wood Armchairs
Located in London, by appointment only
A very fine pair of solid calamander wood south Indian / Ceylonese armchairs, both crafted from highly figured rich Calamander Wood. With strongly carved ornament, pierced aprons, an...
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Mid-19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Sri Lankan Seating

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Ebony

Pair of 19th Century Sinhalese Calamander Wood Armchairs
Pair of 19th Century Sinhalese Calamander Wood Armchairs

Pair of 19th Century Sinhalese Calamander Wood Armchairs

Early 20th Century Colonial Sri Lankan Satinwood Garden Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
Hand-turned garden chair made of solid satinwood, Colonial, Sri Lanka, circa 1900. Hand-caned seat and back. Came from a British Military family in Sri Lanka. 40.25" overall height ...
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Early 20th Century British Colonial Sri Lankan Seating

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Cane, Satinwood

Early 20th Century Colonial Sri Lankan Satinwood Garden Chair
Early 20th Century Colonial Sri Lankan Satinwood Garden Chair

Early 20th Century Colonial Sri Lankan Satinwood Garden Chair

Ebony Carved Grandfather Shell Mark Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
The Grandfather shell mark chair, shown here, is from Ceylon, circa 1820. Featuring an exquisite carved ebony frame—distinguished with a shell mark detail on the top rail—and hand-c...
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Mid-19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Sri Lankan Seating

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Cane, Ebony

Ebony Carved Grandfather Shell Mark Chair
Ebony Carved Grandfather Shell Mark Chair

Ebony Carved Grandfather Shell Mark Chair

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H 35.44 in W 19.3 in D 20.87 in
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Wood

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British Colonial, Ceylonese, Mahogany Rolled Arm Caned Steamers Chair

British Colonial, Ceylonese, Mahogany Rolled Arm Caned Steamers Chair

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British Colonial, Ceylonese, Nadoun Wood and Caned Nursery Chair, circa 1900
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Early 20th Century British Colonial Sri Lankan Seating

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Cane, Wood

British Colonial, Ceylonese, Nadoun Wood and Caned Nursery Chair, circa 1900
British Colonial, Ceylonese, Nadoun Wood and Caned Nursery Chair, circa 1900

British Colonial, Ceylonese, Nadoun Wood and Caned Nursery Chair, circa 1900

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British Colonial Ceylonese Child's Planters Chair in Satinwood & Caning, c. 1900
Located in Southampton, NY
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British Colonial Ceylonese Child's Planters Chair in Satinwood & Caning, c. 1900
British Colonial Ceylonese Child's Planters Chair in Satinwood & Caning, c. 1900

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Pair of Dutch Colonial Solid Satinwood Caned Sling Back Planters Chairs, 1850
Pair of Dutch Colonial Solid Satinwood Caned Sling Back Planters Chairs, 1850

Pair of Dutch Colonial Solid Satinwood Caned Sling Back Planters Chairs, 1850

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British Colonial Ceylonese Ebony Chaise Lounge
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British Colonial Ceylonese Ebony Chaise Lounge

British Colonial Ceylonese Ebony Chaise Lounge

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