Sold for $8,125

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

A Set of Four Russian Empire Brass Mounted Mahogany Armchairs

Circa 1790

Height 37 inches.

Note:
A near identical example is illustrated in Antoine Chenevière's Russian Furniture: The Golden Age 1780-1840 (New York: The Vendome Press, 1988), p. 118, fig. 101

Property from a Robert Metzger-designed interior, Maryland

Condition Report

Each in good, stable, usable condition. Mahogany with fairly even finish throughout, brass banding all appears intact and tight. Each with some light to moderate surface wear (nicks & scratches (to wood and brass)) consistent with age and use. Refinished. Later upholstery intact and clean. One caster detached but retained.

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