Lot 366
A Victorian mahogany framed and button upholstered hide patent 'self-acting' library wing armchair By George Minter of London
Auction: 21 March 2007 at 11:00 GMT
Description
in close-nailed dark green hide, the rounded back with outset lugs and adjustable 'rake' action above downscrolling arms with roundel terminals, the seat similarly with adjustable 'pitch' and an apron fitted with an integral sliding footrest, on a cantilever action, on short turned legs ending in brass socket castors, the legs stamped on either side: 'G.MINTER, 55 GERRARD STREET SOHO, VR PATENT 2007'
Dimensions
67cm wide, 111cm high, 160cm deep (approx.)
Footnote
Note. George Minter is listed as a cabinet-maker, undertaker, bath chair and wheelchair maker working from various addresses in London from the 1820s to the 1850s. A similar example, reputed to have belonged to Charles Darwin, is held at the Darwin Museum.
Literature: Geoffrey Beard, Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840, page 612