Lot 271
PAIR OF NORTH ITALIAN WALNUT AND PARCEL GILT OPEN ARMCHAIRS
BY HENRY THOMAS PETERS, GENOA, CIRCA 1840
Auction: 9 December 2009 at 11:00 GMT
Description
the ornate shell and foliate scroll carved bar backs and gadrooned downswept arms, above stuffed over seats covered in studded gold fabric, raised on reeded turned tapered legs, each stamped 'Peters Maker Genoa'
Footnote
Note: Henry Peters (d. 1852) was an English cabinet maker who arrived in Genoa in 1817. His pieces were inspired by the Regency style. He favoured in particular mahogany, Indian walnut and boxwood. He made Empire and Restauration pieces, working both for the court in Genoa and for middle class patrons. He completed pieces of furniture for the Palazzo Reale, Genoa, the Villa Durazzo dello Zerbino in Genoa and the Palazzo Reale in Turin. In 1835, Peters was nominated 'Maker of the Court' (of the house of Savoy) after completing a commission for the Palazzo Reale in Genoa.