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Holland House Sgabello Armchair

Offered by: Acroterion

Description
Rare early 20th-century English copy of the Holland House sgabello chair designed by Francis Cleyn in 1607 for the 'Gilt Chamber ' of Holland House, London. Most original Cleyn chairs were destroyed in the 1940 bombing of Holland House at the beginning of World War II. Francis Cleyn (c. 1582 – 1658) was chief designer at the Mortlake tapestry works from 1626. An original chair is in the permanent collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London, and similar chairs are depicted in 'The South Front of Ham House', a circa 1675 painting by Henry Dankert, and in Daniel Mytens' circa 1618 portrait showing Alatheia, Countess of Arundel, seated in the Picture Gallery at Arundel House, London. Chairs like this would have been popular with the select group of courtiers known as the 'Whitehall Set' who were close to Charles I and shared his taste for the latest fashions from Italy and France.

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	1900-1919
Materials:	Carved, painted wood
Condition:	Good. Retains original age distressed paint with retouching over the years.
Creation Date:	circa 1920
Styles / Movements:	Baroque, Revival, Jacobean
Incollect Reference #:	317915

Dimensions

W.	23.25 in;	H.	44 in;	D.	25 in;
W.	59.06 cm;	H.	111.76 cm;	D.	63.5 cm;

Seat H.	20.38 in;	Arm H.	27.6 in;
Seat H.	51.77 cm;	Arm H.	70.1 cm;

Message from Seller:

Acroterion, the company, founded in late 2012, is by appointment in the historic Hudson Valley of upstate New York specializing in exceptional fine and decorative art from eastern to western, ancient to current; with a focus on the unique and timeless. The curated inventory is ever-changing and discriminately chosen by the founder and owner Randal Dawkins. Having a passion for fine objects and design from an early age, Mr. Dawkins graduated in 2004 from Sotheby’s Institute of Art, London.

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