Lot 400
REGENCY STYLE GREY PAINTED DAYBED
OF RECENT MANUFACTURE
Auction: 26 January 2013 at 10:00 GMT
£1,000
Description
of shell form with scale carved claw feet
Dimensions
101cm high, 204cm wide, 67cm deep
Footnote
Note: This daybed is modelled after an Egyptian river boat, it reflects the fashion during the Regency period for Egyptianesque style. This was inspired by Napoleon's archaeological discoveries made during his military campaigns.
A similar daybed was acquired for the Prince Regent's Royal Pavilion in Brighton.