Ebony Armchair (c. 1825 Ceylon)

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21.50cm framed width   35.00cm framed height   20.50cm framed depth (8.46 inches framed width  13.78 inches framed height  8.07 inches framed depth)

In early 19th century Ceylon furniture was being made to the latest tastes using panels of carved ebony taken from seventeenth century furniture. A set of four setees and two chairs of this type was sold to King George IV by E.H. Baldock in 1828 for £125 and are in the Royal Collection. (Illustrated in Amin Jaffer's work referred to below. Fig.58) Other examples of this furniture can be found at Capesthorne Hall, Penrhyn Castle and Penshurst Place.
For a full and fascinating history see "Furniture From British India and Ceylon" by Amin Jaffer.

An early 19th century carved ebony armchair, incorporating elements taken from 17th century Ceylon or Coromandel Coast furniture and probably made for a London dealer.

gbp 3600 (Pound Sterling)

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