Lot 363

PAIR OF VICTORIAN LARGE LEATHER UPHOLSTERED HALL BENCHES
LATE 19TH CENTURY





Auction: Five Centuries Day Two | Thurs 14th May | Lots 298 to 596
Description
the low button-upholstered backs above wide button-upholstered stuff-over seats, flanked by acanthus carved scrolled and part-padded arms, over moulded seat rails and raised on acanthus carved cabriole legs ending in lion paw feet with ceramic castors (2)
Dimensions
226cm wide, 103cm high, 59cm deep; seat 50cm high
Provenance
Previously the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Footnote
This pair of impressive hall benches were for many years installed in Edinburgh's Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh until their removal and subsequent sale. The present home of the College was built at No. 9 Queen Street to a design by Thomas Hamilton and completed in 1846.




