Lot 174
GEORGE IV MAHOGANY RECLINING ARMCHAIR, ATTRIBUTED TO ROBERT DAWS
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Auction: Five Centuries Day One | Wed 9th September | Lots 1 to 255
Description
the tall hinged adjustable back above lotus carved part padded open arms, above a deep seat over a pull-out folding footrest, raised on reeded tapered legs ending in brass caps and castors
Dimensions
68cm wide, 112cm high; seat 53cm deep, 43cm high
Footnote
Robert Daws worked from Margaret Street near Cavendish Square in London and patented an ‘improved Recumbent Easy Chair’ in 1827. For a comparable example, see C. Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, London, 1996, pp. 175-177