Pair of Gilded Open Armchairs Attributed to Thomas Chippendale, c. 1780 lignumvitae Bocca Tigris

Bocca Tigris

Circa 1755

(697-781) formally known as Prince Zhongwu of Fenyang

The Journal of the Furniture History Society

A review of the inventories of Ham House that appeared in the Furniture History Society Journal in 1980 attributed the Ham House table to a possible Dutch maker

Pair of Gilded Open Armchairs Attributed to Thomas Chippendale, c. 1780 lignumvitae Bocca TigrisA fine pair of carved and gilded open armchairs in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, the gilding original but refreshed. Having oval backs with a carved and moulded rim crested with a stylized acanthus leaf and carved bead, the arms and their supports also shaped and molded with a carved bead with padded arm rests, the supports with a carved scroll, the seat having a show wood rail also molded with a carved bead, the front legs turned and reeded with